Brigitte Foster-Hylton - File

Two-time World Championships 100-metres hurdles medallist Brigitte Foster-Hylton has reversed her 'hasty' decision to retire from track and field.

After what she described as a disappointing 12.66 seconds sixth-place finish in the women's 100m hurdles at the Beijing Olympics, Foster-Hylton told journalists this year would be her last season on the track.

When asked about next year's World Championships, Foster-Hylton, who won silver and bronze at the 2003 and 2005 World Championships, respectively, replied: "I do not know if I will be on the track next year, to be honest."

However, in an interview on KLAS FM on Monday, Foster-Hylton, who won the World Cup gold in 2006 and silver in 2002, said she made a hasty decision, which she has now decided against.

She justified her decision after the Olympics by explaining:

"I just felt like this was it, I should just give up and come out of deep disappointment; I decided I would just retire from running."

She added: "I did not perform up to the expectations of myself and my coach, and I was deeply disappointed."

However, the national record holder at 12.45 seconds said after the Olympics a few problems were corrected, which contributed to better results.

It was after that, Foster-Hylton said: "I put things into perspective and I decided that I owed it to myself to at least give it another year. Next year is the World Championships in Berlin and my eyes are set on that."

Foster-Hylton is yet to win an Olympic medal, having hit the hurdles in 2000, suffered from injury in 2004 and having had a lung infection in Beijing.

- Anthony Foster