Christian's still a believer as Bolt tightens his grip on gold

Christian Malcolm today insisted the contest for silver and bronze behind Usain Bolt is wide open in today's 200 metres final.

The 29-year-old Welshman is brimming with confidence after coming through last night's semi-final but admits the 100m champion is in a league of his own.

Malcolm said: "I think besides Bolt it is pretty wide open for the medals. I am not surprised how well he is running but I am a little bit surprised how easy he is making it look.

"I began the season questioning myself because of the injuries so it is good to be in the final again. I always said that as long as I am injury-free I am good enough to make finals. And, once you are there, anything can happen."

Malcolm's British team-mate Marlon Devonish missed out after finishing last his semi-final and today spoke of his frustration.

Devonish, a member of Britain's Olympic 4x100m relay winning team in Athens, said: "Of course I'm bitterly disappointed. I don't want to make excuses, but I've not had the chance to do any proper training for this. I've been ill and I've had to cut back on a lot.