Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba won the 60 metres gold at the world indoor championships yesterday, edging out Dwain Chambers and Kim Collins who could not be separated in a photo finish.
Fasuba ran the best time of the year with 6.51 seconds, three hundredths quicker than joint silver medallists Briton Chambers and Collins of St Kitts and Nevis.
Chambers, trying to resurrect his athletics career after returning to the sport after a two-year doping ban and failed attempt to forge a career in American football, was delighted with his medal and a personal best performance.
"That silver medal is my gold," he told reporters. "As I said before this is my Olympics. I got a personal best. The best man won but for me this is the best feeling ever... cool.
"It has been a learning experience but I want to use it to teach other people and my son not to go down that road because it's ugly and I'm here to do the right thing."
American Christian Cantwell took the day's first gold when he recaptured the shot put title he won four years ago by beating compatriot Reese Hoffa.
Angela Williams chalked up another triumph for the US, finally adding an indoor 60 metres gold to the silvers she won in 2001 and 2003 with a world leading 7.06 seconds.
Jeanette Kwakye was second in a British record time of 7.08, with Tahesia Harrigan of the British Virgin Islands picking up the bronze.
Belgium's Tia Hellebaut was the surprise winner of the women's pentathlon, finishing just 15 points ahead of Briton Kelly Sotherton after throwing herself at the line in the final test over 800 metres.
Gilford clocks season best
Darren Gilford clocked his fastest time of the season in the 60m after finishing fifth in the sixth heat yesterday.
Gilford dashed home in 6.99 seconds, 0.04 seconds faster than his best run this year of 7.03 at the Birmingham Indoor Championships. The time, however, is 0.23 seconds slower than Gilford's own national best of 6.76.
Britain's Simeon Williamson won the heat in 6.69 seconds ahead of Germany's Marius Broening (6.74), Holland's Maarten Heisen (6.77) and Azeri runner Ramil Guliyev (6.84). Gilford finished ahead of Macau's Hin Fon Pao (7.07), Kiribati's Rabangaki Nawai (7.26) and Palau's Leon Mengloi (7.51).
Later in the day, Malta's other representative in Valencia, Martina Xuereb, took part in the 400m heats. She was fifth in her race and covered the distance in 57.62s which is more than two seconds outside her own personal best of 55.24, recorded outdoors.