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Great Britain Born 30 March 1983, Doncaster Taekwondo Welterweight Sarah Stevenson is welterweight world champion and favourite for Olympic gold.

Jesse Owens is the world record holder in three events – the 100m, the 200m and the long jump – and favourite for gold.

"He worked on the all-weather Flat on Saturday morning with What A Friend [owned by Sir Alex Ferguson and favourite for next week's RSA Chase] and went very well.

Stepping off the track in the National Indoor Arena on Saturday, having at the age of 30 run the fastest 60m race of his life and installed himself at No2 in the world rankings and favourite for the European indoor crown in Turin next month, Dwain Chambers made a "drink" gesture to the steward shepherding him towards the waiting press pack.

The Beijing double gold medallist entered the London 2012 Paralympics as world champion and favourite for gold.

His 7.59-second run in France on 7 February makes him the fourth quickest man over the distance this year and favourite for gold on Saturday.

They are also world champions and favourites for gold.

Confident, and favourites for the 24 itself, the French manufacturer was stunned to lose all four entries to mechanical failure at La Sarthe, simply pushing their cars too hard at maximum pace, leaving Audi to take a remarkable one-two-three.