Long jumper Chris Tomlinson preferred to look forward after finishing ninth in the men's long jump final in Paris.

He failed to qualify for the final three jumps of the final, being pushed out by the very last jumper in the third round.

However, the British 21-year-old took heart from the potential he has shown at these championships.

"I messed up, it's as simple as that, but then I never thought I would get to the final," he said. "People have been building me up but it just did not happen - although I think I have shown the potential is there.

"My second jump was a good one but it was a no-jump so I'm out now and the other guys are still on the television. I couldn't watch when that guy did his final jump and I thought he'd got a foul and I'd gone through, but it wasn't and I was out of there."

Dwight Phillips added gold to his world indoor title with a jump of 8.32m, making the most of Ivan Pedroso's non-participation.

The Cuban Olympic champion holds nine world titles and was set to defend his crown in Paris before an ankle injury suffered in training forced him to pull out.

Although it was well shy of Mike Powell's world record leap of 8.95m recorded at the 1991 Tokyo World Championships, Phillips' effort was too good for the rest of the field.

James Beckford of Jamaica took silver with a jump of 8.28m on his fifth attempt while Spain's Lamela Yago, who finished second behind Phillips at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, was third after clearing 8.22m.

"I have always wanted to be at the top," Phillips said. "Now I am the world champion, and that feels good.

"I was well prepared but the gold medal did not come easy. The competition was so tight that the pressure I felt was enormous.

"Even my best jump was not good, I thought I did not hit the board that well."