French hurdler Ladji Doucouré is confident that he will be able to stamp his authority at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Torino.

Former 110m hurdles world champion Ladji Doucouré will lead the French squad squad to the next month's European Athletics Indoor Championships to be held in the Italian city of Torino from March 6-8.

The 37-member squad has plenty of potential medal winners but the man to watch out for will be undoubtedly the Triple Jump sensation Teddy Tamgho, who of late has been in great form and cleared 17.44 during the French Indoor Championships in Lievin.

It is the third best performance ever for the 2008 World Junior champion who recorded 17.58m and 17.45m in Paris Bercy on February 13. Last month Tamgho leapt over 17.37 at the French National indoor circuit, an all time best for any Under-20 athlete.

Karl Taillepierre (16.97m) and Jules Lechanga (16.91m) followed Tamgho to keep themselves in contention for a spot on French squad for Torino.

Ladji Doucouré, the 2005 World 110m hurdles champion, still holds the French record for both 60m and 110m.

Doucouré won the gold medal at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, beating 2004 Olympic champion Liu Xiang and veteran Allen Johnson. The hurdler became the toast of his nation after he joined Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine and Lueyi Dovy to win the 4 X 100 m gold at the same event.

The Austrian team for Torino has been bolstered by the inclusion of Roland Schwarzl, he was nominated by the European Athletics on the basis of his 5.746 points, fifth place in European indoors ranking 2009 for the Heptathlon.

The Netherlands will send 15 athletes to Torino, with 9 men and 6 women, with hurdler Gregory Sedoc as the best medal prospect.

TEAMS
France
Men
60m: Christophe Lemaitre; 400m: Yannick Fonsat, Yoann Decimus; 1500m: Guillaume Erraud, Yohann Kowal; 3000m: Nourredine Smail, Bob Tahri, Mohamed Belabbas; 60H: Ladji Doucouré, Garfield Darien; JH : Abdoulaye Diarra; PV: Romain Mesnil, Renaud Lavillenie; LJ: Salim Sdiri, Kafétien Gomis; TJ: Teddy Tamgho, Karl Taillepierre, Jules Lechanga; SP: Yves Niaré, Gaëtan Bucki; 4x400m: Nicolas Fillon, Brice Panel, Ali Bounoua; Heptathlon: Franck Logel, Gael Querin

Women
60m: Ayodele Ikuesan, Lina Jacques-Sebastien; 400m: Thélia Sigere, Symphora Behi; 3000m: Elodie Olivares; 60H: Patricia Girard, Cindy Billaud; TJ: Teresa Nzola Meso Ba, Amy Zongo; SP: Laurence Manfredi, Jessica Cerival; Pentathlon: Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida

The Netherlands
Men
60m:  Patrick van Luijk; 800m:  Wouter de Boer; 1500m:  Dennis Licht, Ate van der Burgt, Bas Eefting; 60H: Gregory Sedoc; HJ:  Martijn Nuijens ; Heptathlon:  Eugène Martineau,  Eelco Sintnicolaas

Women
800m: Yvonne Hak; 1500m: Marije te Raa; SP: Denise Kemkers,  Melissa Boekelman; pentathlon: Jolanda Keizer, Yvonne Wisse

Austria
Men:
Ryan Moseley (60m), Bettina Müller-Weissina (W,60m), Clemens Zeller (400m), Andreas Rapatz (800m), Martin Pröll (3.000m), Martin Steinbauer (3.000m).