Steve Hooker looks forward to Games

New Delhi, Sep 30 (India Report)
Olympic pole-vault gold medallist Steven Hooker has said today that he is looking forward to a give his best at the upcoming Games and also have two great weeks at the mega-event.
"I am looking forward to a good show here,"Hooker said after arriving at the Games Village."I am expecting a stiff competition from the English and Canadian pole-vaulters."
Steven&aposSteve&aposHooker, a 28-year-old from Melbourne, who recorded a personal best of 6.06 metres that made him second only to the legendary Sergey Bubka.
Asked if Bubka&aposs retirement had added spark to the international competitions, Hooker said,"Things have definitely opened up since Bubka retired. Now there are more pole-vaulters keen on getting good results, something that wasn&apost always possible when Bubka was around."
Hooker, with his display at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, became the first Australian athlete to win a pole-vault gold and the first Australian athlete to win an Olympic gold in a field event in 60 years.
In Beijing, Hooker came out winner with a jump of 5.90m, following which he broke the Olympic record, with a jump of 5.96m Hooker&aposs personal best is 6.06m
Asked about his impressions of Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, Hooker said,"I think the arrangements here are quite good and I am really looking forward to two great weeks in Delhi."
Hooker also won gold at the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, where he overcame a groin injury to clear 5.90m The IAAF World Indoor Championships this year saw him emerge champion with a championship record of 6.01m
Steve Hooker&aposs sporting credentials are remarkable. His mother Erica was a participant in the 1972 Munich Olympics and also a silver medallist in long jump at 1978 Commonwealth Games. Steve&aposs father Bill represented Australia in the 800m and 4 x 400m at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Steve is also accomplished amateur sprinter, with a personal best of 10.82 in 100 metres