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Olympic triple jump silver medallist Phillips Idowu is out to win gold at the World Championships this summer and sees victory at the Aviva London Grand Prix next month is a vital stepping stone to global success.

Winner at the UKA event last year, with a convincing victory over British rivals Nathan Douglas and Larry Achike, Idowu is hoping for a repeat performance at Crystal Palace on July 24-25 as the World Championships draw closer.

The meet will provide the final major competition for Idowu as he prepares to win another major title and add to the silver he won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Idowu's victory in the season opener in Crete earlier this month, where he set s best jump of 17.60 metres, showed he had regained the form he enjoyed last year.

He said: I've shown already this season what I am capable of , so there's no reason I can't go out there in London and win again with a really big performance. I've jumped 17.60m twice this season already and I'm in the sort of shape where I can do that again.

The World Championships are in less than two months time so every competition between now and then is an important part of my preparations. I want to get to Berlin in the best possible form and come home with a medal. There's no reason I can't win the gold, so that is what I have to focus on.

"The Aviva London Grand Prix is going to be important for me to see exactly where I'm at as it will be the last major competition I do before hopefully heading off to Berlin.

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