Dai Greene has complained that the progress of British athletics is largely going "unnoticed" as doping allegations and previously-banned athletes dominate the headlines.

In recent weeks, the major stories emerging in athletics have revolved around the doping allegations surrounding Alberto Salazar, the coach of Mo Farah, and the impressive times from sprinter Justin Gatlin, who has previously been banned for doping offences.

However, Greene, a former 400m hurdles world champion, wants more focus placed on the exploits of Britain's leading athletes as they look to hit top form during the summer.

The 29-year-old told The Mirror: "There are so many good things happening at the moment but they're largely going unnoticed. It certainly has been depressing if you've just read what has been written about.

"The really sad thing is this is probably a golden era in terms of the talent on the British team and the performances being produced.

"People at home won't really know too much about all that. They've probably read more about the banned athletes (Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay) who are producing good performances again in the short sprints."

Greene is hoping to come back from injury-plagued campaigns in 2013 and 2014 to qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.