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Shweta Pandey
Star sprinter Sally Pearson will contest the 100 meters sprint and hurdles events at a low-key athletics meeting in Brisbane on Saturday to trigger the final stage of her buildup to the London Olympics.
The world champion will fly to Europe on Monday to compete in the 100 meters hurdles at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on June 7 as part of a carefully measured buildup to the games.
The only other events on Pearson’s pre-Olympic schedule are in Nivelles, Belgium on June 23, Paris on July 6 and London on July 14, when she will meet leading British hurdler Tiffany Porter.
Pearson also used a four-event preparation in the lead up to last year’s world championships in Daegu at which she won the 100 meters hurdles in 12.28 seconds.
Coach Sharon Hannan said Pearson’s program was as close as she could get to last year’s world championships buildup.
“Racing is always different to training but everything Sally is doing in training at the moment is better than 2011_- it’s looking really good,” Hannan told the AAP news agency. “I said four years ago she was a developing athlete and she’s still developing.
“I’ve heard people say she’s hit her peak but I think she’s got another three or four years before she hits her peak. “I think she’s a pinup girl for long-term athlete development.”
The first round of the 100m hurdles at London will take place on Aug. 6 — more than three weeks after Pearson’s last warm up race.
“We also had a three-week lead-in going into Daegu last year and, while Sally found that frustrating, ultimately it worked,” Hannan said. “So we haven’t looked for another meet after London. We’re pretty happy.”
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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