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Jessica in trials just for fun with main focus on Olympics - The Star

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RSL   Feb 7th 2008, 1:54am
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February 7, 2008
TRACK and field star Jessica Ennis returns to Sheffield this weekend for the Norwich Union World Trials and UK Championships, but she insists she is competing just for fun.

The Commonwealth bronze medallist from Sheffield has admitted that she has no intention of competing at the World Indoors Championships in Valencia next month, but will instead remain focussed on her Olympic ambitions later this year.

"I've had a really good winter training and now just want to come indoors to see how it has been going," said Ennis.

"I want to concentrate on just a few individual events to see how they're progressing and I was really pleased with how my hurdles and long jump went in Glasgow at the international match.

"Beijing keeps coming into my mind and my coach keeps saying stuff like 'think what the other athletes are doing right now' whenever I find getting motivated for training hard.

"You can't help the thought of the Olympics creeping into your head but I think it is import to put it to one side and go through the stages

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