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The Olympic gold medal-winning British athlete said she and her coach, former athlete Toni Minichello, are not sure that Ennis-Hill will be involved in the IAAF World Championship games, which are due to be held at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, China in August.
Ennis-Hill participated at the Diamond League games in London earlier this week, also known as the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, and won
She seems from her performances to be in stellar form, with the athlete jumping a season best of 6.37m on Day 2 of the Games, following which she finished the 200m event in 24.39 seconds. Completing the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.79s yesterday, Ennis-Hill secured a hat-trick.
Despite this, however, coach Minichello has some reservations. He told The Telegraph “There is no point in going [to Beijing] and finishing, fifth, eighth or 20th,” he said. “I wouldn’t go, I’d just train instead and then move on next year towards Rio, which is the critical thing. We are judging any decision we make in reflection of Rio.”
Liverpudlian athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is also in contention for Rio 2016. 22-year-old Johnson-Thompson also participated at the Anniversary Games, did not perform as well as her compatriot, and said in a press conference that she had been plagued by issues with her quadriceps. She told the BBC she “will be fine” in time for the World Championships, however, and would take part, urging Ennis-Hill to do so as well.
Britain has done well at the Diamond League games in London, with Mo Farah winning the 3000m event with a world-leading time. Farah missed several Diamond League games earlier in the year following accusations against his coach, Alberto Salazar, of doping several athletes who were training under him. Among these athletes, it is alleged, was American Olympian Galen Rupp, who former colleagues of Salazar’s said had been doped since he was 16 years old.
Farah is subject to independent investigations by Athletics UK, who have otherwise said they ‘believe his innocence’, but would not like to leave things up to chance. The Somalian-born British athlete will also participate at the World Championships next month.
