Adam Gemeli

He might be the best from these shores but he has a long way to go yet.

Yes I do.  Think I'm right in saying he was 2nd quickest European junior ever (behind Lemaitre) and at just 18 years old must have a serious future.  Should crack 10 sec soon. Seems a pleasant, level-headed bloke too.

There looks plenty to work on though. He's a raw talent and, despite the monumental feck up in the relay tonight, I was very impressed how he ran them down from, what ended up, an almost standing start.

Don't know.  Hope so but I have two names for you.

Mark Lewis-Francis
Harry Aikines Aryeetey

Impossible to predict which young athletes will emerge from brilliant junior to world class performer.

if he were a horse he would be described as a precocious 2yo

think he lacks scope to go very fast, european champs and commonwealths, make an odd final here and there

a long list of british junior's who have never quite made it as senior's at a world level

can see him winning a bronze at Commonwealth Games and making an Olympic final

Is that the Commonwealth games that Jamaica and Trinidad boycott?

no but they will send their third string

Tyson Gay has been full of praise for him and Michael Johnson has described his technique as flawless.  They gave the impression he had a much better future than the previous juniors who couldn't step up.

Underpants - yeah, all joking aside I tend to agree with that. Think we've got a goodun there. Might get a bronze at a major one day - which is a hell of an achievement.

Who was the Black British young sprinter around Carl Lewis time,made a big final at 17-y-o,short last name I think?

Ade Mafe?

Cheers nif.

For his age, he is a natural out of the blocks, which is a massive positive. He has an excellent attitude - far better than any promising sprinters that have gone before him - and I can quite easily see him developing into a consistent sub 10sec runner. He'll go a quarter of a second quicker than his best right now, which is 10.05. That will make him world class.