Double delight for fit again Ennis.Byline: PHIL CASEY Casey is an Irish surname, and may refer to
JESSICA ENNIS Jessica Ennis (born 28 January, 1986 in Sheffield) is a British athlete, competing in the heptathlon. Her first senior championships was the 2005 World University Games, where she won the bronze medal. , a strong contender for heptathlon heptathlon: see under decathlon. heptathlon Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. gold in the World Championships next month, continued her impressive form with two victories in the Aviva UK Championships and World Trials. Ennis won the 100 metres hurdles and high jump at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium to confirm her status as one of Britain's brightest medal prospects in Berlin. The 23-year-old from Sheffield, who was forced to miss the Olympics last year with a fractured ankle, easily won the high jump with a first-time clearance of 1.85m but also went on to clear 1.91m for a season's best before failing with three attempts at 1.94m. She later won the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.87 seconds, a championship record and just 0.07secs outside the British record set back in 1996. Ennis said: "I'm really pleased. "It's nice to come out and have a good go and I had three good attempts at 1.94m. "I'm a bit disappointed not to get it but next time out I think I can have it. "Everything is going well at the moment and I'm really enjoying myself. "Hopefully I will save my best for Berlin. Things have gone to plan, I've come out of this weekend injury-free and I can get on with my preparations for Berlin. "I'm in a really strong position and, if things keep going the way they are, then hopefully I can do something out there." Ennis could choose to run the hurdles as well as the heptathlon in Berlin, but added: "I have thought about it but it's quite close to the heptathlon, I think it's a day and a half after so I think realistically it's a bit too close. But I am not sure, we'll see how things go." Huddersfield athlete Abigail Haywood came sixth in the pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. final recording 3.90m, the winner was her Sale team-mate Kate Dennison with 4.57m CAPTION(S): TOP SIX FINISH: Abigail Haywood. |
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