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LEWIS BACKS ENNIS-HILL TO DEFEND HER TITLE

JESSICA ENNIS-HILL is the favourite to retain her Olympic heptathlon gold, according to Denise Lewis.

Ennis-Hill completed her first heptathlon since her World Championship gold, scoring 6733 points at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in Ratingen, Germany – 64 points better than last year in Beijing.

Jessica Ennis-Hill: produced a convincing performance in Ratingen
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