Fortune will again be with her when she faces something of a Waterloo on Wednesday in Athens when she races over 400m. Freeman needs to produce a fast time in Athens to prove to the world she is on track for the Olympics. Her fastest 400m time of the year so far is the 50s she clocked to win the 400m national title unchallenged back in February. The best 400m time so far this year is 49.59s by world 100m champion Marion Jones, who is not planning to run the individual 400m at the Olympics. With the majority of the world's elite emerging from their winter training for the European grand prix circuit, Freeman's rivals are yet to show their form.
Freeman is in a similar position.
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