The athlete claimed a silver medal for Team GB at the Paris Olympics after being narrowly pipped in the event by American Quincy Hall and hopes that the pair can spearhead the future of the event.

Hudson-Smith told reporters: "You know this event has great history and great rivalries, and we're the next generation – we're looking to basically create our own history and rivalries.

"Myself and Quincy, maybe (Mazula) Samukonga, there's other athletes as well who are in the forefront like Michael Norman, Steven Gardiner, Wayde (van Niekerk) if he does come back. There's so many athletes, so the 400m for me personally is a premier event."

Hudson-Smith ran an impressive time of 43.44 seconds in the Olympic final earlier this month and admitted that he thought it would be enough to take home gold.

The sprinter said: "We weren't surprised (about the time) because, you know, when we did our training session it kind of indicated the shape we were in, but it was a surprise how easy it was, and we did the splits, and we were like, 'We know where we can improve on.'

"The time itself wasn't a surprise. Again, there are still areas we are looking to develop for the future and that's the exciting part, but I never thought in my career that 43:44 would come second to be honest.

"I did keep saying if someone's going to win they're going to have to take it from me and Quincy took it literally. But it's just the standard now. It's amazing to be a part of."