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Athletics - 23. August 2015.

Jess Ennis-Hill is the World Champion in Beijing






Jess Ennis Getty Images for IAAF







Great Britain's Ennis-Hill proved what a competitor she is during the whole weekend, reaching the top of the podium just 13 months after her son Reggie was born.

She had led overnight with 4005 points from teammate Katarina Johnson-Thompson with 3925 but the opening event on Sunday, the long jump, changed everything.

As Germany’s Claudia Rath won overall with 6.61m, Ennis was fourth with 6.43m but Johnson-Thompson had three fouls. The latter she appealed against, but the decision stayed, with her jump over the take-off area.

Yet it meant she was out of contention.

With two events left, Ennis-Hill led (4990) from Canada’s Brianne Theisen-Eaton (4888) and Ukraine’s Anastasiya Mokhnyuk (4847).

Greece’s Sofia Yfantidou had the best javelin (56.19m), beating Latvian Laura Ikauniece-Admidina (53.67m) as Ennis-Hill (42.51) was back in 20th.

But the Briton remained in command as she led (5706) from Netherlands’ Nadine Broersen (5620) and Theisen-Eaton (5612).

It meant that Ennis-Hill had to lose by six seconds in the 800m, the final discipline, with it being one of the British star’s best events.

And just as she did in London, Ennis-Hill came through to triumph in the final heat, taking the 800m in 2:10:13 to win gold (6669) from Theisen-Eaton (6554) and Admidina (6516).

“I can’t believe I am here in the Bird’s Nest,” said Ennis-Hill, who missed the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with injury. “This time last year I had just had my son and it’s an incredible feeling. It was just a massive surprise to even be here to be honest."



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