published: Friday | July 25, 2008 Anthony Foster, Gleaner Writer SHERONE SIMPSON and Shelly-Ann Fraser's relatively poor times at the DN Galan meet in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday were expected, according to their coach Stephen Francis. Fraser finished fifth in the women's 100m in 11.20 seconds while Simpson was seventh in 11.25 seconds, but Francis had expected such performances. "There is going to be a period over the summer where they are going to be very, very loaded with a lot of work," he said at a breakfast hosted by The Gleaner with MVP/UTech on July 1. Olympic focus At the National Championships, Fraser was second in a life-time best 10.85, while Simpson was third in 10.87 seconds. "We cannot expect that kind of performances all the time," Francis said at the meeting. He made it clear that the Olympic Games, which...
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