 MLF has been disappointed with his form |
Mark Lewis-Francis is out to prove he is Europe's top sprinter as he heads Great Britain's bid to win the Spar European Cup in Florence this weekend. The 22-year-old was well below par in Athens on Tuesday, failing to make the final in which Jamaican Asafa Powell broke the 100m world record.
"It's true I had a really bad day at the office," said Lewis-Francis.
"Now I'm glad I have a race so quickly afterwards, to put it behind me and score maximum points for the side."
For the first time, the meeting will extend over three days, allowing the 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase competitors to run in the cool of the evening.
Friday's opening session sees Britain's Chris Davies and Stuart Stokes compete on the track, while Ben Challenger and Andy Frost take part in the high jump and hammer throw.
Germany are favourites to win the European Cup with France and Britain tipped to contend.
Men's team:
100m: Mark Lewis-Francis
200m: Christian Malcom
400m: Malachi Davis
800m: Jimmy Watkins
1500m: James Thie
3000m: Mo Farah
5000m: Chris Davies
110m Hurdles: David Hughes
400m Hurdles: Chris Rawlinson
3000m Steeplechase: Stuart Stokes
High Jump: Ben Challenger
Pole Vault: Nick Buckfield
Long Jump: Nathan Morgan
Triple Jump: Nathan Douglas
Shot: Carl Myerscough
Discus: Emeka Udechuku
Hammer: Andy Frost
Javelin: Nick Nieland
4x100m: Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Jason Gardener, Nick Smith, Mark Lewis-Francis, Christian Malcolm
4x400m: Tim Benjamin, Malachi Davis, Robert Tobin, Graham Hedman, Gareth Warburton, Chris Rawlinson
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