ANDRÉ LOWE, Special Projects Editor - Sports

BEIJING, China:

Coach Stephen Francis yesterday confirmed that Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who is listed to compete in the 200m at the World Championships, will only be running the 100m, noting that he is expecting a show from the defending double sprint champion.

Francis shared that he had decided since last year that the four-time Olympic and seven-time World Championships medal winner will only compete in the 100m this year, as he sets one eye on ensuring she is in the best shape to secure her legacy at next summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

"Her situation is really geared towards next year. We took the decision this year that the competition would not be as great in the summer because we are trying to build a big base for her next year, where she can run as well and compete as well as she would like," Francis told STAR Sports.

"That being said, this year I think she is certainly the best she has been. There are still a couple technical things that she still needs to iron out, but by and large, she has been doing really well. We expect that she will run brilliantly on Sunday and Monday," Francis said.

After a poor showing in her season-opening Shanghai Diamond league run in the 100m in May, Fraser-Pryce has bounced back to win all five of her short sprint races to date, going sub-11 seconds in all but one, and twice going below 10.80 seconds.

Her 10.74 is the fastest time by a woman this year, but she is also responsible for three of the five fastest times registered in 2015, making her the clear favourite to retain her 100m World title.