SYDNEY, Feb 6 (AFP) - Australia’s former Olympic and world 400-metres champion Cathy Freeman said Sunday she was considering competing at next year’s Melbourne Commonwealth Games, reports said.

Freeman said she would seriously consider running in a Games relay team next March "if there was overwhelming support" for her comeback.

"If there was overwhelming support for me to come back - even for the relay - I would think about it, but not just if it was for myself," she told Sydney’s Sun Herald newspaper.

"It would be a lot of fun. It would be enough motivation for me to get out there and try again.

"If people feel that strongly about it, it would take that to convince me I should have a go again."

Freeman ruled out an individual return to the 400m, saying nothing could surpass her Sydney Olympic 2000 gold medal, which captivated a nation.

"I don’t think I could ever top what I felt in Sydney, and I’ve got too much pride," she said.

"If I was part of the relay I’d do it, but not the individual.

"The preparation...getting fit...is easy. And I don’t think I could lose that competitiveness and killer instinct, I’ve just channelled it into other things."