Beijing, athletics, men's triple jump  Olympics: Edwards' shadow
provides extra impetus for gold-chasing Idowu  Phillips Idowu
Phillips Idowu came sixth in Sydney when Jonathan Edwards set
the current triple jump world record of 18.29m. Photograph:
Andrew Milligan/PA  If all goes to plan, Phillips Idowu will
walk away from the triple-jump sandpit tonight after one round
with his chest puffed out and an Olympic gold medal beckoning.
But do not presume his strutting is a sign of arrogance. "I
don't do it to psych out other guys," he said. "It's just for
me, to make me feel good. It has nothing to do with intimidating
the others, my distances should do that enough."  Idowu, 29, has
discovered a run of form that has seen him unbeaten all year -
realising a World Indoor title - jumps that have made him the
only Briton to lead a world-ranking event and given him a
confidence to put the past behind him, especially what happened
at the last Olympics, when he failed to register a legal jump in
the final. "The way it h