Brian Wellman and Troy Douglas will be the only Bermudians competing at next month's World Outdoor Athletic Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Bermuda Track and Field Association president Stanley Douglas yesterday confirmed that arrangements had been made for the two Indoor Worlds medallists to travel to Sweden from their respective training bases in the US and Holland.

While the spotlight will clearly be on Wellman in his battle with new world record holder Jonathan Edwards of Britain in the triple jump on August 5 and 6, Douglas will be competing in the 200 metres on August 10 and 11.

Both athletes were unable to compete during the Pan-Am Games last March because of hamstring pulls suffered during the Indoor Worlds in Barcelona.

While Wellman continues to endure occasional pain from the injury he suffered during his gold medal leap of 17.72 metres (58 feet, 13 inches), Douglas said yesterday he had completely recovered from his injury.

Douglas won the silver medal in the 200 metres when he clocked 20.94 seconds, finishing behind reigning outdoor champion Geir Moen of Norway who crossed the finish line in 20.58.

Since winning their medals Wellman and Douglas have taken starkly different paths en route to athletics' premier showcase event this year.

Wellman has participated in six major events -- all of them outdoors -- while Douglas has restricted his training to competing in lesser-known events in Sweden and Norway, all within close proximity to his training base in Holland.

"I just came back from Sweden a week ago, I did some races there and I've come back home to do more speed work which is what I need right now,'' Douglas said yesterday in a telephone interview. "I did those races in Sweden to see where I was at and what I need to do. I know what shape I'm in right now, my endurance level is good and my strength is good. It's just my speed work. So the next two weeks I'm just going to work on speed, pure and simple.'' The 200 metres in Sweden will feature the cream of the crop with Moen all but certain to defend his crown. Douglas also will have to contend with Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, John Regis and Linford Christie of Britain and Michael Johnson of the US.

"I've got to be concerned with everyone coming in, the whole field,'' said Douglas, suffering from a bad cold. "It'll be tough. I see those guys every week and I read about them in the papers. They can do what they can do, they're running fast right now but the most important thing is the world championships. All I'm worried about right now is Troy.'' The field will be the strongest Douglas has faced since the Commonwealth Games in 1994 when he finished last in the finals with a time of 20.71. Fredericks captured the gold medal in 19.97.

Despite his recent illness Douglas insisted he had maintained quality workouts, everything from running 60 metres to 180 metres.

"In the last week-and-a-half I'm very pleased,'' he said. "In one event my first 60 metres was very strong. But in another meet in Sweden my first 100 was very poor. The way I'm maintaining my technique with high speed, I'm running with so much control and relaxation that my confidence is just rising right now.'' Douglas said it had been his goal all season long to peak during the Outdoor Worlds.

"Am I confident?,'' he said, responding to a question. "Doesn't it sound like I am? I have no fear and I have nothing to lose. I just want to enjoy it.

All I'm going to do is go out there and enjoy it. That's exactly what I did indoors.

"This is what you train for. It's what you look forward to. It's a heavyweight fight, you train all year for the heavyweight fight and this is fun. It's good to prepare for it and to come in here ready and to lay everything on the line for two days.'' Douglas ran 20.80 recently, but he knows it'll take a much better performance than that to win a medal next month.

"I honestly don't know what it will take to win gold,'' he said. "Some say 19 seconds, some say the low 20s. You never know until the day. But I can't see that far down the road. If I could I'd look into the crystal ball and give you a definite answer. I would speculate on 19 seconds, but we don't know what the conditions are like in August in Sweden so I can't predict.'' Douglas has been using Holland as his training base primarily because of his coach lives only 45 minutes from his apartment. During the off season he trained with friends in Portugal and Spain.

"I wanted to be closer to my coach,'' said Douglas. "I got tired of doing workouts by fax and I want to be world champion. I'll do whatever it takes to be a world champion even if it means going to Alaska to train. You never know how good you are unless you give yourself a chance. Right now I'm giving myself a chance to be good.'' He relaxes by watching meets on television, most notably the recent Herculis Grand Prix in Monte Carlo.

"I have some friends in there I want to cheer on,'' said Douglas. "Plus it lets me know where my competitors are at and what I have to do. You really can't compare that much in training because you have to look more at the competition. The adrenelin's different because it's so much higher.'' Right now he's more concerned about battling his illness, careful not to take the wrong kind of medication.

"I really can't take too much because a lot of the medications are on the banned list. But nothing's going to hold me back.

"My fans in Bermuda know Troy Douglas is going to rise to the occasion,'' he added. "I've been at this too long. My record speaks for itself.

"I really don't want to say much. I'll let my legs and my record speak for itself and just take it from there. Maybe I'm a bit too modest. I will go out there and lay everything on the line.'' HOW SWEDE IT IS -- Brian Wellman (left) and Troy Douglas (right) will represent Bermuda next month.