Idowu - I'm no Twit
Phillips Idowu says he will not think twice about tweeting during the Olympic Games despite his row with Charles van Commenee.
Last Updated: 14/07/11 7:32pm
British triple jumper Phillips Idowu admits that he is trying not to think about London 2012 - but says he will not think twice about tweeting during the Games despite his much-publicised row with the head of UK Athletics.
The 32-year-old was recently involved in an angry exchange with UK Athletics chief Charles van Commenee over the triple jumper's withdrawal from the European Team Championships in Stockholm.
Van Commenee confirmed that British track and field athletes would not be banned from using Twitter at the London Olympics - which is lucky as Idowu has no intention of leaving the social networking website anytime soon.
"I haven't been warned off of it (during the Games) so I will see how the mood takes me," he said.
Worried
"If I have got something I want to share with my fans then I will.
"I am usually tweeting things which are quite positive and (I would like to) let people into the fun goings on of the Olympic Village."
Asked whether he had been asked to leave the site and if he was worried about getting into trouble, he retorted: "Well you've seen me on Twitter still so I am just being myself.
"I'm a big boy, I can deal with that."
The talk about Twitter has taken the shine somewhat off Idowu's fantastic recent form.
The World and European champion easily won Sunday's Diamond League meet in Birmingham with a best of 17.54m in the third round.
However, the much-anticipated clash between Idowu and indoor world record holder Teddy Tamgho proved to be something of a damp squib after the Frenchman finished a distant fifth.
"I am extremely happy with my progress, especially over the last four years," he said.
"Things have been moving nicely, I've been jumping personal bests and picking up gold medals so hopefully I can keep that going for the next couple of years.
Olympic crazy
"Teddy is a good kid, a very talented athlete and he definitely makes me pull my socks up.
"I can't go out there and rest on my laurels so having someone like him in my event means I have to work hard every time I complete for a title.
"I've got the worlds are coming up in a couple of months so that will be fun, defending my world title.
"I have been jumping consistently well this year so it is just a case of going out there and continue doing what I've been doing for the past few years.
"I've got some goals that I need to fulfil this year and I don't want to get all Olympic crazy just yet so I will just focus on the world champs and defending that title.
"Then my focus will switch to the Olympics."
