Colin Jackson Says Greene Must Keep Working Hard

Colin Jackson believes that fellow countryman and hurdler Dai Greene can go on to bigger and better things as long as he refocuses after the success he has achieved this summer.

Greene stormed to world championship gold earlier this season in Daegu to add to the European and Commonwealth titles that he would twelve months before.

After a consistent series of races on the Diamond League circuit as well Greene is perhaps considered the favourite for gold in London next summer.

But Jackson has warned that Greene must continue working hard and prepare well for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Speaking to the BBC Jackson said: The World Championships have gone, Dai knows that.

"Yes it's great he's world champion, but he's got to re-think and prepare himself for the Olympic Games."

Greene is one of a handful of British athletes such as Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Phillips Idowu that all have the potential to win gold next summer.

And Jackson says that he will be cheering his countryman on next year and is confident that Greene has what it takes to bring a gold home.

“He's got the heart of a lion and when the chips are down you can rely on him to produce the goods.

"I will be screaming louder than anyone else in the stadium if he is coming down the home straight in the lead.

"I will be praying he clears all the hurdles and brings home the gold medal to Wales. I've got a smile already thinking this guy could make it happen."

FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw