ST JOHN’S – Daniel Bailey said he wanted to at least go a step further and collect a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.
The sprint star finished fourth – the best ever finish by an Antiguan – in the men’s 100 metres at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, earlier this year.
He said in an interview with the Antigua Observer newspaper that his aim is to reach the podium in London.
“My aim is to win an Olympic medal – could be silver, bronze or gold,” he said. “It doesn’t really matter to me.
“As long as I have one of those titles under my name, I think everything should be where it is supposed to be.
“And as long as I stay in the top five or top four or three in the world, that’s going to be added motivation for me as well.”
Bailey is set to test himself at the World Indoor Championships from March 9 to 11 in Istanbul, Turkey.
One thing disappointed the Antiguan this year however – and it had nothing to do with his track accomplishments.
Bailey said several promises for financial and other forms of assistance from the government and the private sector made following his achievement at the World Championships did not materialize.
“I haven’t gotten everything, to tell you the truth, and I was actually planning that after the 2012 season, I am going to come home and go to them in person and ask them, ‘What’s going on with some of the stuff you guys promised me’,” he told the Observer.
“Was that just a sham or letting the public [believe] you [are] doing something for Daniel Bailey and haven’t pushed forward or stayed on it? But for now, it’s nothing.” (CMC)