Francis Obikwelu (L) of Portugal celebrates with Dwain Chambers of Britain (R) after their Men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal and Dwain Chambers of Britain (L) pose with their medals after their Men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal poses with Dwain Chambers of Britain (L) after their Men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal poses with Dwain Chambers of Britain (L) and France's Christophe Lemaitre (C) after their Men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal poses with Dwain Chambers of Britain after their Men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Winner Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal, second placed Dwain Chambers (L) of Britain, Christophe Lemaitre of France (2nd R) and Netherland's Brian Mariano (2nd L) cross the finish line of the men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal poses with Dwain Chambers of Britain after their men's 60m final at the European Athletics indoor championships in Paris March 6, 2011. Obikwelu won the race ahead of Chambers, second placed. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

France's Christophe Lemaitre (C) sprints to the finish to win the men's 100 metres final next to Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (L) and Norway's Jaysuma Saidy Ndure in the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

France's Christophe Lemaitre (C) crosses the finish line to win the men's 100 metres final next to Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (L) and Norway's Jaysuma Saidy Ndure in the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

France's Christophe Lemaitre (C) crosses the finish line to win the men's 100 metres final next to Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (L) and Norway's Jaysuma Saidy Ndure in the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

France's Christophe Lemaitre (C) crosses the finish line to win the men's 100 metres final next to Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (L) and Norway's Jaysuma Saidy Ndure in the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu runs during his men's 100 metres semi-final in the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

France's Martial Mbandjock (R) races with Italy's Fabio Cerutti (L), Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (2nd R) and Britain's James Dasaolu (2nd L) during their men's 100 metre semi-finals of the European athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

France's Martial Mbandjock (C) races with Italy's Fabio Cerutti (L) and Portugal's Francis Obikwelu during their men's 100 metre semi-finals of the European athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (front) and other competitors fly out of the starting blocks during their men's 100m heats at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Finland's Hannu Hamalainen, Italy's Simone Collio, Malta's Mario Bonello and Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (L-R) compete in heat 3 round 1 of the men's 100m race at the European athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu reacts after a first place finish in heat 3 round 1 of the men's 100m race at the European athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu runs in the men's 100m semi-final during the IAAF Madrid Grand Prix meet July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu finish the 100 meters relay at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium in Portugal June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu salutes the public after winning Heat 2 of the 100 meters at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium in Portugal June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu salutes the public after winning Heat 2 of the 100 meters event at the European Team Championship in Leiria city stadium in Portugal June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL SPORT ATHLETICS) 

Darvis Patton of the U.S. (L), Francis Obikwelu of Portugal (C) and Anson Henry of Canada run in their men's 100m heat during the athletics competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (CHINA)

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu competes in the men's 60 metres semi-final at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship in Valencia March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Heino Kalis (SPAIN) 

Britain's Dwain Chambers (L) and Portugal's Francis Obikwelu compete in the 1st heat of the men's 60m semi-final at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship in Valencia March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Heino Kalis (SPAIN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu competes in the 60m heat at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship in Valencia March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (SPAIN) 

Asafa Powell of Jamaica (C) wins the men's 100 meters event during the IAAF Brussels Golden League athletics meet (Memorial Ivo Van Damme) at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels September 14, 2007. At left is Portugal's Francis Obikwelu and at right is Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (front) runs to win the men's 100m event at the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting at the new Letzigrund stadium in Zurich September 7, 2007. REUTERS/Sebastian Derungs (SWITZERLAND) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (R), Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba and Marlon Devonish from Britain run past the finish line during the men's 100m event at the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting at the new Letzigrund stadium in Zurich September 7, 2007. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (C) Marc Burns from Trinidad (R) and Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba run past the finish line during the men's 100m event at the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting at the new Letzigrund stadium in Zurich September 7, 2007. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (SWITZERLAND) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (R) and Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba pass the finish line during the men's 100m event at the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting at the new Letzigrund stadium in Zurich September 7, 2007. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (SWITZERLAND) 

Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal sprints to the finish line ahead Daniel Grueso of Colombia in their men's 200 metres heat at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Osaka, August 28, 2007. REUTERS/David Gray (JAPAN) 

Francis Obikwelu of Portugal reacts after being told to leave the race after two false starts at the men's 100 metres race at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 25, 2007. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (JAPAN) 

Francis Obikwelu of Portugal reacts after being told to leave the race after two false starts at the men's 100 metres race at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 25, 2007. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (JAPAN) 

(L-R) Matic Osovnikar of Slovenia, Gibrilla Pato Bangura of Sierra Leone, Marlon Devonish of Britain and Francis Obikwelu of Portugal are stopped by an official after a false start by Obikwelu during the men's 100 metres heats at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 25, 2007. REUTERS/David Gray (JAPAN) 

Francis Obikwelu (R) of Portugal is told to leave the race after two false starts at the men's 100 metres race at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 25, 2007. REUTERS/David Gray (JAPAN) 

Francis Obikwelu (C) of Portugal leaves the race after two false starts at the men's 100 metres race at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 25, 2007. REUTERS/David Gray (JAPAN) 

Tyson Gay (C) of the U.S. wins the men's 100 metres ahead of Tyrone Edgar (L) of Britain, Francis Obikwelu (2nd L) of Portugal, Marlon Devonish (2nd R) of Britain and Shawn Crawford of the U.S. during the British Grand Prix athletics at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, northern England, July 15, 2007. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN) 

Darrell Brown of Trinidad and Tobago (R), Francis Obikwelu (C) of Portugal and Shawn Crawford of the U.S compete in the 100m race at the Super Grand Prix in Doha May 11, 2007.REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad (QATAR) 

Britain's Craig Pickering (R) crosses the line ahead of Portugal's Francis Obikwelu to finish second in the 60 metres final during the Grand Prix Athletics meeting at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, central England, February 17, 2007. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu warms up during a training session in Madrid January 12, 2007. Portugal's Francis Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. To match feature ATHLETICS/OBIKWELU REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu trains in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. To match feature ATHLETICS/OBIKWELU REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu trains in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. To match feature ATHLETICS/OBIKWELU REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu takes a break during a training session in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. To match feature ATHLETICS/OBIKWELU REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu sports colourful athletic shoes during a training session in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. To match feature ATHLETICS/OBIKWELU REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu takes a break during a training session in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. To match feature ATHLETICS/OBIKWELU REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu takes a break during a training session in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu trains in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu trains in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu trains in Madrid January 12, 2007. Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu warms up during a training session in Madrid January 12, 2007. Portugal's Francis Obikwelu, the fastest European sprinter in history, was named Europe's male athlete of the year in 2006 after becoming the first man to win both the 100 and 200 meters at the European championship since Italian Pietro Mennea at the 1978 Prague championships. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN) 

(L-R) Sweden's Johan Wissman, Portugal's Francis Obikwelu and Britain's Marlon Devonish show their medals during the victory ceremony for the men's 200 metres at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg) August 11, 2006. Obikwelu won gold ahead of Wissman and Devonish, who came second and third. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu holds the Portuguese flag after winning the gold medal in the men's 200 m at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg), August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Yves Herman (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (R) wins the gold medal in the men's 200 m final ahead of silver medallist Johan Wissman from Sweden at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg), August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Phil Noble (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu waves after winning the gold medal in the men's 200 m ahead of Britain's Marlon Devonish (L) at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg), August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Yves Herman (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu celebrates with his national flag after winning the 200 metre final at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg) August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu waves after winning the gold medal in the men's 200 m at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg), August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Yves Herman (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu wins the gold medal in the men's 200 m ahead of Belgium's Kristof Beyens (L) at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg), August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Yves Herman (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (759) wins the gold medal in the men's 200 m final ahead of France's Eddy de Lepine (347), Belgium's Kristof Beyens (129), and silver medallist Johan Wissman from Sweden (940) at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg), August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (SWEDEN) 

Portugal's Francis Obikwelu wins the gold medal in the men's 200 m at the European athletics championships in Gothenburg (Goteborg), August 10, 2006. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (SWEDEN)