A lot has been said about these Championships in Valencia, not everything for the right reasons, and now it is time for the action to start.

Dwain Chambers is bound to be a huge story, particularly in the British press, but there are a number of other athletes that have been performing well and can bring back medals.  Kelly Sotherton is an obvious candidate and will flourish more than normal in the absence of Carolina Kluft.  The womens middle distances will be strong - headed up by Jenny Meadows and Jemma Simpson in the 800 and 1500 respectively.

On the mens side Richard Buck has been improving race on race and will be at least eyeing a place in the final and in the field Phillips Idowu will hope to show that the Picketts Lock training facility has continued to help him improve his consistency on top of his undoubted talent.

Watch this space....