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Darren Campbell: 'Britain's sprinters should be embarrassed'

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Darren Campbell says that Britain's sprinters need to "step it up" after seeing Adam Gemili take silver at the Commonwealth Games.

Olympic medallist Darren Campbell has claimed that Britain's sprinters should be "embarrassed" by Adam Gemili's Commonwealth Games silver medal.

The 20-year-old, who finished second in last night's men's 100m, opted to turn to athletics after failing to make the grade as a footballer.

"You let a former footballer come into our sport, who's not gone through the junior ranks, through English Schools, or anything like that. He's just come in having trained for six months and he's the best in Britain," Campbell told BBC Sport.

"You should be embarrassed, the rest of you. You need to step it up. They're all having to step it up. You need the extra encouragement, the extra belief that anything is possible.

"With the women, from what I remember being back in the team, too many of them were bothered about getting in the team, getting the kit, and looking pretty. But now with this current crop, no, they're inspired by what they've witnessed from London 2012. They've realised they can be the best in the world."

Campbell won gold in the relay event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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