Nicola Adams targets World Championships gold and history
Thursday 5 May 2016 08:19, UK
Nicola Adams says she is desperate to complete "the full set" of gold medals at this month's World Championships.
The Olympic flyweight champion is off to Rio de Janeiro to defend her title later this year having secured her spot at the qualifiers last month.
But first up is a trip to Kazakhstan to fight for the one major victory to elude Adams, who has come away with silver at each of the last three worlds.
"Three times I've won silver," she said. "It is about time I get across that line and get the gold medal.
"This is really, really important. This gold medal has eluded me for so long.
"I'd love to have this one. I want to be the European, Olympic, Commonwealth and world champion. I want the full set.
"I'm not sure how many people have done that in other sports but I am definitely sure it's not that many. Nobody has done that in boxing so I'd love to be able to do that.
"The pressure kind of gives you extra motivation. Everybody wants that spot, everybody wants to beat Nicola Adams, everybody wants to be the Olympic champion, everybody wants to beat the Olympic champion.
"It's made me train that much harder and stay that much more focused. I guess, in a way I've got them to thank for keeping me motivated and focused on the job I need to do."
