More Sports Athletics Athletics Schippers aims for a double in Rio The 23-year-old Dutch sensation says that she will definitely opt for the double at the Olympics next year. IANS Brussels 11 September, 2015 13:55 IST Dafne Schippers... "I am thinking more about the world record now than I didbefore the World Championships." - AP IANS Brussels 11 September, 2015 13:55 IST Dafne Schippers, the newly-crowned world champion in 200 meters, said that she is opting to compete in both 100m and 200m races in the 2016 Rio Olympics. “In Rio, I will definitely opt for the double,” the Dutch athlete told reporters at a press conference on September 10, Xinhua reported. The bronze medallist in heptathlon at the 2013 World Championships had proved herself a good sprinter by winning a silver in the 100m race and a gold in the 200m event at the Worlds in Beijing recently. “I won’t compete in the heptathlon anymore, even when I like it during the winter to train for different events and I will continue to do so. But I do have the idea of competing in the long jump next year every now and then. I’m hoping to jump over 7.00m.” The 23-year-old amazed the world by clocking 21.63s at the Bird’s Nest to become the third fastest woman in 200m in history, only behind American sprinters Florence Griffith-Joyner and Marion Jones. “I was expecting to run below 22 seconds in Beijing but 21.63 is a lot faster than what I was hoping for,” said Schippers. “All world records will be broken one day. I must admit that I am thinking more about the world record now than I did before the World Championships,” she added. Read more stories on Athletics. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :