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Back to full fitness after an uninterrupted winter, Pattison, the second-fastest British 800m runner in history, is desperate to clinch more major silverware on home soil this summer.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old announced himself on the global stage by claiming a surprise 800m bronze in his first world final in Budapest in 2023, and moved behind only Sebastian Coe on the British all-time list the following season.<\/p>\n
But, after illness disrupted his Olympic preparations and his 2025 plans were ruined by a stress fracture, Pattison is targeting European and Commonwealth medals in Birmingham and Glasgow respectively.<\/p>\n
Speaking to BBC Sport before competing in China, Pattison said: “The plan is to do both and my goal is to get two medals. It’s been three years now since I’ve got a medal at a major championship, so I feel like it’s been far too long.<\/p>\n
“I was asked at the world indoors: ‘Do you feel like you need to get a medal again?’ And I was thinking, hang on, I’m still quite young – but it does almost feel like that. <\/p>\n
“I don’t like the fact that people still reference Budapest. That was good, and if you had told me when I was younger that I’d retire with a world and a Commonwealth bronze medal, I’d have definitely taken that.<\/p>\n
“But to achieve that by the age of 21, I’d like to think by the end of my career I’ll definitely be able to get more medals – and that’s what really gets me going.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n