24 August,2015 06:38 AM IST | | AFP
Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill (right) completed a fairytale comeback by winning her second world heptathlon title yesterday following an astonishing meltdown by fellow Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Beijing: Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill (right) completed a fairytale comeback by winning her second world heptathlon title yesterday following an astonishing meltdown by fellow Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Ennis-Hill, returning to the sport after giving birth last year and battling a series of niggling injuries, was all but gift-wrapped the gold medal in Beijing after Johnson-Thompson failed to post a mark in the long jump.
World champion in 2009, Ennis-Hill capped a memorable two days by storming home to win the final 800 metres heat in two minutes, 10.13 seconds and finish as the runaway winner with a season-best total of 6,669 points at the Bird's Nest stadium.
"This is definitely one of the greatest moments in my career," said an ecstatic Ennis-Hill yesterday.
