Ennis-Hill will compete in London

Jessica Ennis-Hill will take part in the Anniversary Games
26 July 2013

Jessica Ennis-Hill's World Championship hopes have received a major boost after she declared herself fit to compete in the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium this weekend.

The London 2012 heptathlon champion will return to the scene of last summer's success as she steps up her recovery from a troublesome Achilles tendon injury.

The 27-year-old only made her long-awaited comeback on Tuesday, but has had no adverse reaction to her return to competition.

She wrote on her official Twitter account: "My Achilles has responded well these past couple of days...So Olympic Stadium here I come.

"Not the best preparation but I will give it my best shot #AnniversaryGames."

Being fit enough to compete for the second time in five days is welcome news in what has been a frustrating season for Ennis-Hill.

It could not be more timely either, with little more than two weeks to go before the World Championships get under way in Moscow. The heptathlon in the Russian capital takes place on August 12 and 13.

The Sheffield athlete will compete in the 100 metres hurdles and the long jump on Saturday, which would mark her first time competing in a track event since winning Olympic gold.

The hurdles will be a particularly good test of her form and fitness as it is the discipline which puts perhaps the most impact on the Achilles. It is also one of, if not the, strongest of her seven events and she will be up against a stellar field, including Olympic champion Sally Pearson.

Ennis-Hill made her first appearance of the season in front of an estimated 500 spectators at a low-key meeting in Loughborough, a far cry from the capacity crowd she can expect on Saturday.

She threw a personal best in the javelin and also did the long jump.

She had previously been forced to delay her comeback five times because of the injury, which is to her left ankle.

Ennis-Hill admitted on Tuesday that the Achilles was still causing her pain, saying: "It's one little bit that's really painful. When I compress it and when I'm pushing off it, it hurts."

She also said she would only go to the World Championships if she felt she could contend for the gold medal, saying: "I want to be competitive, I don't want to go to just enjoy it."

The news she will compete is also a British boost for the Anniversary Games, which get under way tomorrow night, with Usain Bolt the headline act.

Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford and world 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene have already withdrawn through injury.

Mo Farah will race over 3,000m, though, meaning two of three athletes who won gold on 'Super Saturday' at London 2012 will be in action.

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