GOLDEN GIRLS MUST CALL ON JESS

Published date01 January 2021
Date01 January 2021
And athletics great Sebastian Coe believes the duo should consult Ennis-Hill on the pressures that come with those expectations.

Two-time Olympic champion Coe has warned the pair against changing anything in their training routine ahead of the delayed Tokyo Games.

But the president of World Athletics says his best advice is that they seek out Ennis-Hill (inset) after her exploits at London 2012.

Ennis-Hill made light of a potentially crushing burden to win gold in the heptathlon and cap a Super Saturday for Britain which will never be forgotten by sports fans.

Coe said: "Jess is the one person I would advise them to talk to.

"I honestly do not think there was anybody in the Games in London that had more expectation and pressure sitting on their...

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