Kolesnikov attacked with a fast footsweep but found himself flattened - swept off his feet himself in a very fast counter. He went straight into the attack, taking the Russian backwards with a drop throw for waza-ari (seven points). Shortly afterwards, he caught a leg in mid-air and wheeled Kolesnikov down for three points.But it was the coup de grace that showed Kingston's ability. It says much about the Briton's standing that Neil Adams, the team manager, expected him to win despite the strong tradition of Russian judo Kingston did not disappoint. I've got that so I'll tell you whether you can make a living in a year's time."As a potential gold medallist at Sydney 2000, it will be Britain's embarrassment if he cannot..

Danny Kingston established himself as an international fighter by winning the European lightweight title in May in The Hague, a success which raised great hopes of a medal in Atlanta Yesterday, those hopes proved overly optimistic. Having trained for four years with the Olympics in mind, Kingston knew last week, at the draw, that he had an uphill battle with a series of tough opponents. And so it proved. In the first round, Kingston faced Sergei Kolesnikov from Russia. I've always said that if you get an Olympic medal the money starts coming in. I don't know if it'll happen."In a less perfect world, can he continue to be a full-time swimmer? "I'm very naive," he replied "I've never had an agent or anything like that It's a whole new world opening up to me. There is the matter of the 1500m heats today and the possible split with Turner to sober him up, although he has seen a possible way out.