DOUBLE OLYMPIC MEDALLIST Jessica Ennis-Hill announced her retirement from heptathlon this morning, saying she always wanted to bow out ‘on a high’.
Ennis-Hill carried the weight of a nation on her shoulders as the marquee name in her home Games at London 2012. The 30-year-old backed up that brilliant gold medal with silver in Rio this summer.
“Amazing memories…from my first world title in Berlin 2009 to Rio 2016 I’m so fortunate to have had such an amazing career within the sport I love and this has been one of the toughest decisions I’ve had to make,” she said in an Instagram post.
“But I know that retiring now is right. I’ve always said I want to leave my sport on a high and have no regrets and I can truly say that. I want to thank my family and incredible team who have spent so much of their time supporting me and enabling me to achieve my dreams. Also a huge thank you to all those people who have supported and followed my career over the years x.”
