Ohuruogu shrugs off negativity

Christine Ohuruogu insists all the negative publicity brought on by her highly-publicised doping ban inspired her historic gold medal-winning performance at the World Championships in Osaka.

Ohuruogu only returned to action three weeks ago after serving the ban for missing three out-of-competition drug tests, but put the past firmly behind her to storm to a stunning victory in a lifetime best 49.61 seconds at the Nagai Stadium.

"Just because people write something it does not mean they know what they are talking about - they don't see you working everyday and they don't see what you put yourself through," said the 23-year-old. "I could have easily said that I can't do it and I shouldn't be here and I am not going to achieve the goals I set myself - but I completely ignored that."