DAVID BACK TO SCHOOL BUT HE'S THE TEACHER!!

Monday, 16th August
David's last workout before his 100m heat on Wednesday saw him back at school today, but it was he who was teaching the lessons!

David and coach John Powell visited the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) in Dover Road, Singapore, to take advantage of their excellent training facilities.  It was a great sign-off for David before the competition begins in ernest at one of Singapore's most prominent educational establishments.

David trains in ACS sports hall this morning

"We were both really impressed with what ACS had to offer," said John after the session, "it was just a pity that a really heavy rain storm prevented us from training outside.  But they have such a huge hall we were able to use that as if it were an indoor track - spikes and all.

"The athlete's village is a fantastic opportunity for young people to get the experience of what a real major Games can be like, and networking opportunities with other athletes from all over the world are priceless.  ACS though just provided that window of opportunity to take a few hours out in different surroundings - and promote cultural relations between the school and TeamGB."

Several of the 2900 pupils at the school looked in on the World's number one 100m sprinter under-18 as he trained, and there were a couple of photo-calls afterwards, along with a brief charity lunch.

Later in the day David will visit the world famous Raffles Hotel.