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One hundred British hopefuls for 2012: Dai Greene 400m hurdles"I started training for the season a year ago today on 1 October 2009 and I trained all the way through to [the European Championships in] Barcelona. I could feel myself getting faster and stronger as the weeks went by and it's a fantastic feeling when you improve your times week on week. All that work was made worthwhile when I crossed the line in the European Championships and won the gold medal."I'm based at the University of Bath but we went away in January to Stellenbosch in South Africa and spent three weeks there in a UK Athletics training camp. That broke up the monotony of going to the same venue every day and then we went away to Italy in April to sharpen up for the start of the season."It's been very nice to hear [the head of UK Athletics] Charles van Commenee making positive comments about me and [fellow 400m hurdles competitor] Rhys Williams and our coach Malcolm Arnold has also expressed such confidence in our ability. Charles doesn't mix his words, he says exactly what he thinks and feels."I've been racing against guys from the United States and Jamaica so I'm very conscious of where I stand on the world stage. I've managed to build my world ranking this year and I've consistently been faster. I feel I've moved on to the next level. So while I am incredibly focused on Delhi, the World Championships next year are the biggest test and a great chance for me to make amends for what I thought was a poor final in 2009."I think I'll be a little bit stronger next year and I'm really excited about 2011. That's the thing when you feel you're improving, you're always looking forward to the next thing and I think I've reached a new level of competitiveness with the world's best and all I want to do is step on the track and race against them."BiographyBorn 11 April 1986, LlanelliEducated Degree in sport and leisure management from UWICFavourite film Gladiator. I think it's a fantastic storyline and so much action it keeps you constantly entertained.Favourite book I haven't got a favourite book but I just buy a thriller every few weeks and get through them.Favourite band Muse. I've never been to a concert or festival. I've never seen the appeal of it but one day I'll probably go to one and it will change my mind completely and I'll see what I've been missing.Outside athletics I ... Watch football – I was in Swansea City's youth team when I was younger and I'm still a huge fan of the game and Manchester United in particular. I can't get there much but most Saturdays are spent checking the TV or the internet for results.Training"In training I'm trying to improve all aspects not just concentrating on one specific thing. The best 400m hurdlers are a little bit faster than me over 200m – they can run about 20.3sec whereas I would be limited to 21sec flat really – so that speed is the main area I need to work on but I cannot afford to neglect the other areas. I have got faster this year without concentrating solely on that – it's just I'm a year more experienced and better conditioned so it's been a natural progression as a result of all the work. It's vital that it continues next year."Key statisticsMajor honoursEuropean Championships gold (400m hurdles) 2010, World Championships silver (4x400m relay) 2009Olympic recordNo previous experiencePersonal best400m hurdles 47.88sec2009 recordWorld ranking: 7Best time: 48.23sec2010 recordWorld ranking: 6Best time: 47.88secWorld rankings1 Bershawn Jackson (US) 47.32sec2 Johnny Dutch (US) 47.63sec3 Javier Culson (Puerta Rico) 47.72sec4 Angelo Taylor (US) 47.79sec5 Kerron Clement (US) 47.86sec6 Dai Greene (GB) 47.88secMain 2012 rivalsBerswahn JacksonAge 27Bronze medalist in the 2009 World Championships and 2008 Olympics but has run consistently fast times in 2010Javier CulsonAge 26The 200 Olympic silver medallist will be looking to go one better in 2012Olympic countdown4-6 Mar 2010European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France18-19 Jun 2010European Team ChampionshipsStockholm, Swede27 Aug – 4 Sep 2010IAAF World ChampionshipsDaegu, South KoreaIn numbers47.82secKriss Akabusi's British record for the 400m hurdles.8The number of Olympic medals British men have won in the 400m hurdles (2 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze).46.78secThe current 400m hurdles world record held by Kevin Young (US) run at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.Athleticsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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Favre not disclosing details on meeting with NFL By DAVE CAMPBELL 2010-10-20T22:27:12ZEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Brett Favre doesn't want to talk about any subject but the Green Bay Packers, while the NFL is seeking more information about allegations he sent suggestive messages and lewd photos in 2008 to a woman who worked for the New York Jets.... hosted.ap.org |