Olympic gold medallist Mark Lewis-Francis believes the current crop of British sprinters may be the best yet.
Amy Hunt has led the way at this week's European Championships in Birmingham with a 100metre-200m sprint double, Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu made it a one-two in the men's 100m, Zharnel Hughes finished second in the 200m and Matthew Hudson-Smith won the 400m in his home stadium.
"The week's been amazing for sprinting and the next generation of sprinters," Lewis-Francis told the Press Association at the Perry Hall parkrun in the shadow of Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.
"They spoke about my generation of sprinters being the golden era of sprinters but I do believe this generation could be way better than what we achieved. We have some amazing talent coming.
"Every major championship our sprinters turn up and show their abilities. They are definitely inspiring the next generation of athletes to get involved.
"We had a bit of a flat period for sprinting and then all of a sudden we are coming out of nowhere producing world-class medals."
The event in Birmingham drew criticism earlier in the week for low crowd numbers and high prices but Lewis-Francis does not believes that reflects the ability of Britain to host major events, with London currently competing with Berlin, Rome and Nairobi for the 2029 World Championships.
"The Birmingham experience has been absolutely amazing, just being around the athletes and around the city it has definitely made an impact on the local community," he added.
"I think Great Britain puts on great shows and with London bidding for the next world championships I believe we can definitely deliver.
"I think the people will give London the edge; athletics has been very successful in Great Britain for many years and I do believe the people will make it successful."
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