Russia’s Ivan Ukhov was last year’s most consistent elite high jumper, although he had to settle for second best at the 2010 European Athletics Champions in Barcelona behind his team mate Alexsandr Shustov.

Ukhov started 2010 by going over 2.37m indoors at the Moravia High Jump Tour meeting in Hustopece, Czech Republic, in January which ended up being the best jump by anybody under any conditions in 2010.

He then provided an appropriate bookend to his 20 competitions this year by jumping 2.36m in the Polish meeting in Opole in September, the best jump in the world outdoors this year and his 14th win of 2010.

In an extract from a candid and rare interview he gave to the Russian sports daily Sovietskiy Sport, Ukhov talks about his problems with the rain, his rapid weight loss regime and the dangers of discus throwing.

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