Ennis sets UK record
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May 28, 2012, Monday
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JESSICA Ennis boosted her London Olympic ambitions yesterday by setting a British heptathlon record at the Hypo Meeting in Goetzis, Austria.
European and former world champion Ennis beat the 12-year-old record of former Olympic champion Denise Lewis by 75 points. She finished with 6,906 points to win the IAAF World Challenge event for a third straight year.
Ennis said: "I need to work on my high jump but I am now where I wanted to be this time of the year."
World champion Tatyana Chernova of Russia took silver with 6,774 points while Lyudmyla Yosypenko of Ukraine came in third on 6,501.
European and former world champion Ennis beat the 12-year-old record of former Olympic champion Denise Lewis by 75 points. She finished with 6,906 points to win the IAAF World Challenge event for a third straight year.
Ennis said: "I need to work on my high jump but I am now where I wanted to be this time of the year."
World champion Tatyana Chernova of Russia took silver with 6,774 points while Lyudmyla Yosypenko of Ukraine came in third on 6,501.
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