Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges said his goal next year is to consistently jump over 5.80 meters, Cuban sports news website Jit reported Wednesday.

Borges said "the goal is to stay within 5.75 and 5.80 meters, preferably 5.80."

His personal peak is a national record of 5.90m, achieved at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, which put him in second place, while his current record is 5.71m.

After acknowledging that his 2014 objectives are "very high", Borges, who also won the 2011 Pan-American Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico, said he will begin the season with indoor competitions, and in the summer participate in the Diamond League and World Cup, organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

He plans to close the season at the Central American and Caribbean Games, to be held in Veracruz, Mexico.

After winning the silver medal in the world championship, Borges did less well the following year, breaking his pole in mid vault as he was trying to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Borges and his coach Ruben Camino have been analyzing video clips of his best performances, said the athlete.

"I have to recover several factors to improve my performance," Borges said with enthusiasm, a trait that has helped him through critical moments in his career.