Olympics: Phillips Idowu on athletics at London 2012

Men's triple jump Age 32 Born Hackney Honours Gold, 2009 world championships; gold, 2010 European championships; gold, 2006 Commonwealth Games; gold, 2008 world indoor championships; gold, 2007 European indoor championships; silver, 2008 Olympics " I'm from east London so it's literally my home Games. It's the perfect opportunity to win that gold medal. I've never had it easy. When Jonathan Edwards was around I had to beat the world record holder if I was going to win titles. I've never been able to rest on my laurels. I know I can't go out and win titles with 17.60m, 17.70m. It's not good enough. I have to make sure I'm pushing the boundaries, getting ever closer to that 18m barrier."