Merry finished fifth in Brussels, and was clearly not ready to face her great rival
Cathy Freeman.
Katharine Merry will take on Olympic champion
Cathy Freeman again
"My main rival,
Cathy Freeman, is training to come back to do it as well so there'll be myself, Cathy and a handful of other good women as well.
Having scored a major breakthrough when winning the AAA title with the third fastest time ever by a Briton last month, Merry finished third, only 0.26sec behind Aussie world champion
Cathy Freeman.
Olympic gold medallist and world champion
Cathy Freeman fuelled speculation she is close to retiring by revealing she will not compete in any individual events in the next few months.
Olympic champion
Cathy Freeman has dismissed suggestions that preferential treatment has got her into Australia's Commonwealth Games team.
AUSTRALIA'S 400 metres gold medal hope
Cathy Freeman will also run in the 200m.
AT the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Australian
Cathy Freeman (above right) also made her point, celebrating her 400m gold by running her victory lap with a huge Aboriginal flag, infuriating team officials.
Olympic champion
Cathy Freeman takes it personally when other athletes run fast - and Katharine Merry has really annoyed her.
The Dunchurch Olympic medal hope, running her first race for three weeks after stomach problems, was fifth in her 400 metre clash with Olympic favourite
Cathy Freeman. The Aussie won easily in 49.78sec with Birchfield Harrier Merry clocking 50.56sec.
THE log-awaited showdown between France's Marie-Jose Perec and Australia's
Cathy Freeman could take place at the Paris World Championships in August.
Birchfield Harrier Merry, 26 just four days ago, was third in the 400m behind champion and Australia's 'icon of the games', Aborigine
Cathy Freeman.
Her 400m clash with reigning Olympic and World champions Jose-Marie Perec and
Cathy Freeman is tipped to be the highlight of the programme at Crystal Palace and Merry is already planning the downfall of the outstanding French and Australian one-lap stars.
CATHY Freeman isn't too worried about her modest performance at the Commonwealth Games.
Katharine Merry may have sinus trouble but she could not be in better form for the race of her life - against Australia's star,
Cathy Freeman.
