Great Britain’s men’s 4x100metres relay squad pulled off a sensational gold medal-winning performance in Athens tonight.

Mark Lewis-Francis is psyching himself up for the Olympics by watching the classic boxing film 'When We Were Kings' – and believes he is capable of reigning supreme in the 100 metres.

VICTORIES by four genuine Olympic medal hopefuls helped atone for a bitterly disappointing display by Britain’s 100 metres sprinters in the Norwich Union London Grand Prix at a sweltering Crystal Palace last night.

Victories by four of Britain’s genuine Olympic medal hopefuls helped atone for a bitterly disappointing display by the 100 metres sprinters in the Norwich Union London Grand Prix at a sweltering Crystal Palace this evening.

Sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis insists he will not be jumping the gun by looking further than his next race when he competes in the 100 metres in the Olympics next month.

Darren Campbell edged out Mark Lewis-Francis by one hundredth of a second in the 60m final at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in Belfast.

Mark Lewis-Francis says he still considers Maurice Greene the world's best 100 metres runner - despite the two defeats the world champion suffered last weekend.

Mark Lewis-Francis has been told to forget about the biggest disappointment of his meteoric sprint career and go out and have fun in the rest of the world championships.