André LOWE, Staff Reporter

Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter is happy to see his former training partner, Asafa Powell, back in the fast lane, and is looking to brush aside the disappointments of last season.

The former world record holder looks to return to the place where it really started for him - Beijing.

Powell recently returned from a ban, after the discovery of a non-performance enhancing stimulant in his system. Powell seems to have shaken off the dust, with times of 9.90 and 9.95 in his last two races of 2014.

Powell who ran a total of eight races last season, closed the book with a season best 9.87, which made him the third fastest man of the season, behind Justin Gatlin (9.77) and Richard Thompson (9.82).

Now 32, Powell, like Carter (29), will be looking to book a ticket on Jamaica's team to the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. With the iconic Bird's Nest Stadium forming an idealistic venue, they return to the site of Jamaican sprinting fireworks, capped by Usain Bolt, as well as a then world record (37.10) team in the 4x100m.

Carter has since helped Jamaica to 37.04 (Daegu 2011) and 36.94 (London 2012) 4x100m world records.

His most recent history is somewhat less glittery. He finished seventh in the 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot last March and missed the chance to compete at the Commonwealth Games, after aggravating a hamstring injury at the National Championships, before ending the season with just three sub-10 seconds times in his 17 starts over 100m - not good enough for a man with a 9.78 clocking on his resume.

"I missed the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and I was very disappointed, but injuries are a part of the sport. I picked up after, when I went over to Europe, so overall it wasn't a bad season. I had a fairly decent season and I'm now looking forward to 2015," Carter said.

"Its a different programme this season. Things are looking very good. I've been working hard. The focus is to run one or two indoor meets and then the World Championships. I'm trying to improve on certain things that I've been working on from last season, so I'm happy where I am right now."

"My number-one focus right now is to stay healthy and continue to push myself hard in training; make the Jamaican team at trials, and once you make the Jamaican team, you can take it from there," he added.