Ecuador have a new athlete prodigy in the form of Franklin Nazareno Macías, a 20 year old sprinter that can run the 100m in 10.22 seconds and the 200m in 20.47 seconds. He is already ´the fastest man in the country' according to media reports and is certain to feature in the next Olympic games in 2008.

Macías was oddly scouted by his own mother when he was on the school team, despite making him finish his studies before turning to athletics full time.