Welsh 400m hurdlers David Greene, who made the final in Berlin, and Rhys Williams are included among those athletes who will have the top level of funding for next year.
But he hopes that the 'Linford Christie' affect may be felt and a new generation of hurdlers come through as we now have an era of top-class sprinters with the likes of Dwain Chambers, Mark Lewis-Francis, Christian Malcolm and Darren Campbell.