His coach describes him as the "biggest prospect in the country" and after two golds at the UK School Games, Reiss Beckford reveals his love for the sport and how he is planning for more glory.

Reiss Beckford British U-14 gymnast champion

I want to go to the Olympics and win a gold medal. That could be at London 2012 or 2016.

REISS BECKFORD FACTFILE Top honours: 2006 UK School Games champion, 2005/2006 London Open, U-14 2005 British Champion Club: South Essex Six apparatus: Floor, pommel, rings, vaults, parallel bar, high bar Coach: Scott Hann School: Kingsmead in Enfield, North London Inspiration: Russian 2000 Olympic champion Aleksei Nemov

My coach and I have made a plan and drawn up some guidelines on how to get there and what we need to do.

This includes things like working on different moves and competing at the world and European championships before the Olympics.

Gymnastics is an amazing sport. It's different, not many people do it, it's exciting, you meet lots of new people and I love doing it.

I got into it when I was six and then started competing properly four years later.

The individual event is made up of six apparatus.

My favourite is the high bar, where I can do loads of different moves and show off a bit.

I am a bit of a show-off but I do it in a good way.

I sometimes end up having to show my body to the girls in the changing room at school. It's a bit embarrassing, but it's all good fun.

Competing in front of a massive crowd in Glasgow actually made me perform better at the UK School Games.

It is a big competition and I was nervous, but it did make me want to show off my skills. Getting gold in the team and individual events was a great experience.

Gymnastics is exciting and challenging, it gives you discipline, it keeps you fit and there is always an extra step to make Coach Scott Hann

The downside of it was having to give up a two-week holiday in Jamaica and stay in the gym to train for it!

Training is the hard part of this sport, particularly the mental side.

When you are trying a new move on the bars, you can sometimes get angry or upset, but I don't mind putting in the hours because I know it will pay off.

When my friends are going out ice skating I find it difficult to deal with the training. I train six days a week and fit that around my schooling.

When the training hurts and I'm feeling tired I simply focus on why I'm doing it and think of the Olympics.

What does coach Scott Hann look for in a gymnast? Someone who really wants to do it - to have an inner fire No fear Good fitness levels, strength and suppleness

I don't have many other hobbies though. Although my dad supports Spurs I don't even really like football.

Gymnastics is everything to me.

The Olympics is the biggest competition in gymnastics and one of my dreams is to be there.