CHAMPIONS are made when no one is watching, in the hours away from the packed stadium and cheering crowds.
Jessica Ennis-Hill threw her final shot and stepped outside the circle with just a dozen family and friends plus athletics anoraks in a distant corner of the stadium.
She had earlier won the competition with a good 14.02m, which was her best since 2012. The announcer stated that that was the final throw of the day and the small crowd quietly dispersed.

After missing Gotzis, Ennis-Hill showed her ability in Manchester
DAVID HEWITSON
On this form, Ennis-Hill’s first multi-event competition will be worth watching in Ratingen, Germany on June 25.
Earlier, she shared an umbrella with one of her fellow competitors. This scene could not have been any further from what the defending heptathlon champion can expect in the Rio in August.

Jessica Ennis-Hill: showed good form ahead of Olympic defence
Sheffield’s finest competed in four events, much to the appreciation of her fellow competitors and the hardy spectators. Her hurdles victory in 13.10 (-1.5m/sec) ahead of Alicia Barrett (13.84), who also won the under-20 100m in 11.98, represented a championship best.
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