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| Jessica Ennis-Hill gives birth to first child | Jessica Ennis-Hill gives birth to first child |
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| The 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has given birth to a boy. | |
| Announcing the birth on her Twitter account, she said: "Our beautiful baby boy Reggie Ennis-Hill was born yesterday. We couldn't be happier." | Announcing the birth on her Twitter account, she said: "Our beautiful baby boy Reggie Ennis-Hill was born yesterday. We couldn't be happier." |
| Ennis-Hill, 28, from Sheffield, plans to defend her Olympic title at the 2016 Rio Games. | Ennis-Hill, 28, from Sheffield, plans to defend her Olympic title at the 2016 Rio Games. |
| The athlete, who married Andy Hill in May 2013, was the poster girl of London 2012. | The athlete, who married Andy Hill in May 2013, was the poster girl of London 2012. |
| Ennis-Hill revealed in January she was pregnant with her first child, ruling her out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which start on Wednesday. | |
| She said at the time she was "100% set on returning to full-time athletics" after the birth. | She said at the time she was "100% set on returning to full-time athletics" after the birth. |
| Fellow athletes, including 21-year-old Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who is the favourite for the heptathlon title at Hampden Park in Ennis-Hill's absence, were quick to post tributes on Twitter. | Fellow athletes, including 21-year-old Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who is the favourite for the heptathlon title at Hampden Park in Ennis-Hill's absence, were quick to post tributes on Twitter. |
| Johnson-Thompson, from Liverpool, has spoken of her excitement at going head to head with Ennis-Hill when her rival returns to the sport. | Johnson-Thompson, from Liverpool, has spoken of her excitement at going head to head with Ennis-Hill when her rival returns to the sport. |
| Ennis-Hill's last heptathlon was at the Olympic Stadium two summers ago. She missed last year's World Championships with an Achilles injury. | Ennis-Hill's last heptathlon was at the Olympic Stadium two summers ago. She missed last year's World Championships with an Achilles injury. |