Calabar High's Javon Francis (right) collects a Samsung Galaxy4 smartphone from Garfield Sinclair, LIME Jamaica's managing director, at a special function held at the school yesterday to honour the World Championships 4x400m silver medallist. - Rudolph Brown

While many Jamaicans and the rest of the world are still in awe at the magnificent anchor leg run by Calabar High schoolboy Javon Francis at last month's IAAF World Championships in Moscow, the 18-year-old has already set his sights on even greater feats.

"My next goal is the Olympics and trying to win the 400m and the 4x400m gold medals to bring back to Jamaica," Francis shared. "Like Herb McKenley and Bert Cameron I want to put back the nation on the map in the quarter mile. So I'm going to do my best and work hard and listen to what my coach tells me to do."

determined

Following the fifth former's unforgettable 44.00 seconds anchor-leg run to single handedly take Jamaica's 4x400m team from fifth, and outside the medals, to a surprising silver, his coach Michael Clarke does not believe anything is beyond him.

"He is a very determined young man and he works hard; he is not afraid of work and he follows instructions, he is very coachable," Clarke, who has been preparing the Calabar track and field team for the past 12 years, said.

Francis was the main honouree at a special ceremony held at the Red Hills Road-based school yesterday afternoon.

World Championships 200m silver medallist Warren Weir, Dwight Thomas, Andrew Riley, Jason Livermore, Oshane Bailey, Michael O'Hara, veteran coach Fitz Coleman and Clarke were also honoured during the two-hour long ceremony. Other students were also recognised for their academic performances and extra curriculum activities.

Francis, who received two plaques and a Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone from managing director of LIME Jamaica, Gary Sinclair, was, however, the focus of the afternoon.

"I feel good about what Calabar has done for me. I really appreciate it," Francis shared. "I'm still going to work hard and also focus on my schoolwork and do what I'm supposed to do."

Francis, with a personal best of 45.42 seconds in the 400m, has set his sights on Davian Clarke's 18-year-old record (45.21) at next year's Boys and Girls' Championships.

"I am really, really looking forward to that (Champs), because I really want to leave Champs with a victory and see if I can break the 400m record and win the 4x400m," Francis said.