Ennis-Hill eyeing Anniversary Games success

Ennis-Hill famously won heptathlon gold on Super Saturday at the Olympic Stadium four years ago and as preparations to defend her title in Rio ramp up, she will be looking for strong performances at the Anniversary Games from July 22-23.

In the 100m hurdles on Friday 22, the 30-year-old will square off against second-fastest woman ever Kendra Harrison, 2013 World Champion Brianna Rollins and European Champion Tiffany Porter.

She will then compete in the long jump a day later, aiming to build on a personal-best leap of 6.63m recorded during the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge Meeting in Ratingen, Germany last weekend.

Ennis-Hill won the heptathlon in Ratingen with 6733 points, the second highest score in the world this year, and is looking forward to competing in front of a vociferous crowd at the Anniversary Games.

"I love running the hurdles and know there is a quicker time in me this year," she explained.

"The competition on the Friday night at the Anniversary Games will be tough, so I am banking on a good crowd to lift me to run a good time."

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