OLYMPIC HERO GREG RUTHERFORD REVEALS HE WAS BANNED FROM CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS AS A CHILD

Olympic champ Greg Rutherford says he needs to make Christmas as mystical as feasible for his children - after merry festivals were prohibited when he was growing up.
The London 2012 legend was raised by strict Jehovah's Witness guardians, who didn't observe Christmas, Easter or even birthday events.

There was no dish turkey, no twinkling enhancements and surely no presents. Notwithstanding discussing Christmas was forbidden.

Greg, 32, stated: "I was raised with no Christmas by any means - it was only a common day.

"All my school companions would discuss getting presents and having a fabulous time with their families, and I needed that as well.

"The main thing I anticipated was that there would be bunches of movies on TV over Christmas."One year I got a container and put it to the divider to tune in to the neighbors opening every one of their presents.

"I sat there and being very glad at their responses. I'd feel cheerful for them getting what they needed."

Be that as it may, Greg, who has two youngsters Milo, four, and Rex, one, with sweetheart Susie Verrill, says he doesn't need a similar adolescence for his children.

He stated: "When I was 18 and mature enough to settle on the choice myself, I decided not to continue with that and now I go hard and fast for Christmas.

"I need my youngsters to have all the enchantment that I never had.

"This is the primary year that Milo incredibly gets it. His energy levels are straight up there.

"We've been doing Elf on the Shelf with him and he's completely adoring it."And Christmas for Greg will be additional extraordinary this year since it is the first since he has resigned from long bounce - and he can hardly wait to enjoy.

He stated: "The extraordinary thing about being resigned is I can eat and drink as much as like and don't need to stress over preparing.

"In the past I'd go through three or four hours preparing in the first part of the day. Not all that much, not much.

"Be that as it may, this year, I can wake up, drink and simply be unfathomably cheerful. I can hardly wait. It will be so extraordinary."

Greg, who won his Olympic gold award on Super Saturday close by Mo Farah and Jess Ennis-Hill, is additionally facilitating a tremendous Christmas Eve gathering for loved ones at their home close Milton Keynes.

He stated: "The main issue we have is we're having bunches of building work done and right now and we don't have a kitchen.

"I'm making an effort not to consider it. Ideally it will be prepared in time."On Christmas Day Susie's family will come over. My folks still don't observe Christmas.

"I will do all the cooking and I am getting down to business. It will be an extensive devour for everybody. We'll have an expansive turkey, a substantial bit of hamburger as well. And every one of the trimmings conceivable."

Greg, who is supporting Persil's #dirtisgood crusade, said Christmas lunch is constantly trailed by a stroll in his family unit.

He stated: "The children cherish it. Getting sloppy in the outside is their most loved thing and unfortunately I don't figure kids do what's necessary of that these days.

"I couldn't care less if my children aren't energetic. They don't need to proceed to wind up Olympic heroes, I simply need them to be dynamic and outside."As for the New Year, Greg says he intends to begin preparing again - yet this time on a bicycle.

He stated: "I am unequivocally considering track cycling and will go to the testing toward the beginning of one year from now.

"In any case, I will possibly do it if there's a plausibility of being great at it."