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An interview with Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

Sue Anstiss talks to Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, one of the UK’s most successful athletes, who won gold in the London 2012 heptathlon and is a three-times world heptathlon champion

Jessica Ennis-Hill in the heptathlon at the London Olympics
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SA: How did you first get into athletics?

JE: I started athletics when I was about 9 or 10 years old. It was my parents who took me to a summer camp, me and my sister, and it was really just an opportunity for us to be active, to burn off some energy, keep us entertained for 2 weeks and out of the house. From that point on, I just loved running, I loved trying all the different events, I loved the competitive element. I loved trying to do the best I could, trying to win prizes and stand on the podium. I was kind of hooked from that point onwards.

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