Story byTom Williams - BBC Look East; Paul Grunill - BBC Sport, EastFri, January 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM UTC·4 min readGreat Britain's Jake Jarman is targeting double World Championships gold this year as part of his build-up towards fulfilling an Olympic dream in 2028. Jarman added a floor gold at last year's Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, to the vault title he won in 2023 - but wants success in both in Rotterdam in October. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I'm at a point in my career where I don't have as much work to do as I did before in terms of difficulty," he told BBC Look East."Floor, for example, I've got one of the hardest routines in the world so for me to increase the difficulty, it's looking at if it's worth it – am I increasing the difficulty but upping the chances of making mistakes, or am I better off sharpening my act and really nailing the execution?"Looking at other things, I've still got some work to do – rings, p [parallel] bars and high bar are going to be really important for me to nail down."I'm fortunate that I can produce quite high scores on floor and vault. The thing that's always kind of held me back are my rings, p bar and high bar performances, so that will be the most important area to target."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJarman wins world floor gold in GB one-twoBritain's Jarman wins European vault silverThe World Championships will also provide an opportunity for the Great Britain team to secure an automatic place at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 if they can finish in the top three overall. And when he gets to the west coast of America in two years' time, Jarman will be focused on improving on the floor bronze he won in Paris in 2024."In this sport, because the rules change at the end of every Olympic cycle, you have to really be on top of your game in terms of planning what routines you do," the 24-year-old from Peterborough said."After Paris, me and my coach sat down and went through what routines I'd need to do to improve my results in the next Olympics and that included what competitions I want to go to in that four-year span. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"Olympic gold has always been the dream for me. Ever since Tokyo (in 2021) when I was a reserve, I realised I had that potential to be an Olympic champion.
