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Ennis Hill backs Johnson Thompson for Commonwealth gold

Jessica Ennis Hill said fellow heptathlon athlete Katarina Johnson Thompson is 鈥渞eally capable鈥 of getting a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in summer 2014.

Olympic gold medal champion Jessica Ennis Hill said fellow heptathlon athlete Katarina Johnson Thompson is 鈥渞eally capable鈥 of getting a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in summer 2014:

鈥淚 think it is going to be a fantastic championships for her, I think that showing what she鈥檚 showed already so early on in the season, she鈥檚 on absolutely incredible form and she鈥檚 only going to take that into the summer; so I think to Commonwealth Games this year is a great championships for her to show what she鈥檚 got and I think she is really capable of taking the gold medal here.鈥

Jessica Ennis Hill, who is not taking part in the championships because she is pregnant, said she would 鈥渉ave absolutely loved to have competed鈥 but is 鈥渧ery excited鈥 at becoming a mum and is keeping fit:

鈥淚鈥檝e got my coach and my team around me and they are advising me on what鈥檚 sensible to do and what I can and can鈥檛 do so I am keeping some level of fitness and doing a bit of light running and on the bike and doing what I can to tick over and keep some level of fitness and as healthy as I can.鈥

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