Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Olympic champion Ennis to miss indoor season
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis will skip this year's indoor athletics season in order to concentrate on her preparation for August's world championships in Moscow.
"I went back into tough winter training with an open mind on whether or not I would want to compete indoors this year - training has been going well but I feel that my focus really has to be attempting to win another world title in Russia this summer and not the short-term indoor season," Ennis said in a statement on Monday.
British Olympic heptathlon gold medalist Jessica Ennis waves to the crowd during the London 2012 Victory Parade for Team GB and Paralympic GB athletes in London September 10, 2012. REUTERS/Dan Kitwood/PoolEnnis, 27, won the world title in Berlin in 2009 but finished second to Russian Tatyana Chernova in Daegu two years later.
Her first heptathlon is expected to be in Tallinn, Estonia, at the end of June.
(Writing By Alison Wildey; Editing by Clare Fallon)
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