Wednesday 27 July 2011

Ennis to shine at home Games

Athletics: Ennis to shine at home Games
Top British heptathlete Jessica Ennis believes she will thrive on the pressure of competing in the London Olympics next summer.
World and European champion Ennis is confident the expectation levels on her of taking part in a home Olympics will bring the best out of her.
Ennis is looking to make up for missing the 2008 event in Beijing through a stress fracture of the foot and is favourite to take the gold medal.
"All British athletes will feel some pressure next year because it's a home Olympics," Ennis told BBC Sport.
"I hope that pressure will bring out a better performance in me.
"I'm feeling alright at the moment. Next year I might be twitching in my chair a little because it will be so close.
"There's always a level of expectation. We need to go out and enjoy (the Olympics), make the most of it and do what we know we are capable of doing."
Ennis insists her injury agony before Beijing means she will take nothing for granted in terms of winning medals in 2012.
"I experienced before the last Olympics how it can go so well and then be over in an instant so I don't think about gold until I've done everything I need to do."
Ennis' immediate goal is next month's world championships in South Korea.
She said: "The world championships is a big focus. I hope to go there and compete well."

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