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Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nOlympic medallist Matt Hudson-Smith has said he will miss the food and sense of community in the West Midlands when he moves to the United States.<\/p>\n The Wolverhampton 400m runner, who won an individual silver and relay bronze at Paris 2024, is set to make the move abroad after marrying his partner Antonia Tyson last month.<\/p>\n Having grown up in Wolverhampton and been part of Birchfield Harriers athletics club In Birmingham, the 29-year-old told BBC Radio WM that the region would always be his home.<\/p>\n He included the food among the things he would miss and said Indian food in the West Midlands was the best in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “I\u2019ll fight anyone on that statement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Hudson-Smith said he would also miss the “sense of community” in Birmingham and Wolverhampton, mentioning how “integrated” it was.<\/p>\n “In America, everything is so far and separated, but in Birmingham you can go like 10 minutes to your best mate’s house or you can go straight to the pub,” he said.<\/p>\n “You can’t beat home, you can’t beat it.”<\/p>\n Although he moved his training base to the US some years ago, this is more of a permanent move, following the couple’s wedding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The athlete was narrowly beaten on the line during the men’s 400m final in Paris, with USA’s Quincy Hall taking gold with a time of 43.40 seconds and Hudson-Smith agonisingly close on 43.44 seconds – a British and European record.<\/p>\n Asked how he felt after getting that close, he said there were “mixed emotions” but that he could not be upset about an Olympic medal.<\/p>\n “I just achieved something that not many people can say they have achieved so it gave me more belief and started a fire in my stomach,” he said.<\/p>\n “Now I know where I can go in the future.”<\/p>\n Hudson-Smith said he now wanted to help younger generations get into athletics, adding that the country “had the talent” and the “foundations of success”.<\/p>\n He added that his Olympic success was “just the start” and he was excited about what his future would hold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\")
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