Jenny Meadows set to begin season at Glasgow meeting

Aviva International Match
Venue: Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Dates: Saturday 29 January
Coverage: Watch live on BBC1 and BBC Sport website (UK only) 1400-1630

Meadows is hoping to celebrate more British success in Glasgow this month

World and European 800m bronze medal winner Jenny Meadows says she is raring to begin her season at the indoor Aviva International in Glasgow on 29 January.

"I always have lots of adrenaline when I'm competing in Glasgow, I've always competed well there so I'm really looking forward to it," Meadows said.

The 29-year-old, who won a world indoor silver last year, competes against compatriot Marilyn Okoro in the 800m.

GB will face the USA, Sweden, Germany and a Commonwealth team at the event.

Meadows, who broke her own British indoor 800m record last March at the World Indoor Championships in Doha, is relishing a return to the excitement of team competition.

"Competing at Glasgow reminds me of my roots competing for your club when every point counts so you do know that if you're predicted to come third and you can pull off a second, gaining that extra point is fantastic for the team," she said.

"Athletics is an individual sport whereas the outcome at Glasgow is definitely a team effort so I do really look forward to that event.

"It's great to be able to follow your team mates and give them support, we've had some really good success over the past two years so I'm hopeful that we can do the same again."

Okoro, fit again after knee and back problems saw her miss much of last season, is also excited at the prospect, having last competed in Glasgow in 2009, when she narrowly beat Meadows in the 800m.

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This time she will be competing for the Commonwealth select team and said: "It will be great as I get to mix with a whole group of athletes that I'm normally competing against.

"Obviously, I'll be up against Jenny, she is doing so well at the moment, she's really on form and to run a race like that right at the beginning of the year should kick start my 2011.

"I've been training hard in the off-season to ensure that I'm prepared for 2011, I've actually been joining in with the long distance guys at the endurance camp in Kenya, which has been different but has really mixed up my preparation and I'm feeling really positive."

The pair will race each other again at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham on 19 February.