Showing posts with label retirement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retirement. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Jessica Ennis-Hill to get third Worlds gold after doping ban for Tatyana Chernova

Having announced here retirement from athletics last month, Great Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill is "so happy" she will be awarded her third World Championship heptathlon gold medal.  This comes after Tatyana Chernova was stripped of the 2011 title after her results were annulled for doping going back to 2009.
Jessica Ennis (as she then was) on her addition to the Sheffield 'Walk of Fame' - June 2011

Jessica's former coach Toni Minichiello said: "It's a late birthday present for me and an early Christmas present for Jess."

Thursday, 13 October 2016

Jessica Ennis-Hill announces her retirement from athletics

Sheffield athlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, who won Heptathlon gold at the London 2012 Olympics and the World Championship in 2015, has announced her retirement from athletics.


Jessica Ennis-Hill, London Anniversary Games 2016

She had already hinted at retirement after winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in August and says it was "one of the toughest decisions I've had to make.  I've always said I wanted to leave on a high and have no regrets,"