GATESHEAD'S Stephen Miller will be looking to make it a five-star Paralympics at London 2012 - vowing to make sure he gets his gold medal back in the capital.

The 30-year-old has competed in four Paralympics, topping the club podium at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 and bagging discus bronze Down Under to boot.

He also has a trophy cabinet full of world and European titles, but at Beijing 2008 Miller was forced to settle for Paralympic silver in the club and 12th place in the discus.

January presented Miller with the chance to reassert his authority at the World Championships in New Zealand, but the Brit could only manage club bronze.

He is adamant that he is not past his best yet, claiming the hard work in training will pay off in London.

"I had the World Championships down in New Zealand in January where I got bronze, but if I'm honest I was a little bit disappointed with that result," said Miller, who is at a London 2012 Simulation Camp in Monte Gordo, Portugal, funded by Aviva who have been supporting British athletes since 1999.

"Ever since then I have been working and training as hard as I can to improve and get better, I targeted my technique to work on and hopefully the improvement will show in the results.

"I have been at five Paralympics before so I have been around the block and know what to expect at a big Games.

"But to be in front of a home crowd with all your friends and family will be totally different; it's just an amazing opportunity.

"And to win a gold medal on that sort of occasion would be a dream come true. That's the dream and the challenge for me to work towards."

While Miller is honing his skills in Portugal at present, he will not get many chances to test himself in the heat of competition with the National Championships later this year key on his agenda.

And Miller believes he has what it takes to get back on top of the Paralympic podium.

"I have the nationals later this year which will be the last chance for me to see how I do and judge the improvements that I have made," he added.

"I have always been a competitive athlete so if I can throw my best then I know I am good enough to win.

"Time has flown by since the last games but that happens in sport, it comes around in cycles and on the day if I'm in the right condition I will be going for the win."

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