Jessica Ennis continued her build-up towards Olympic glory (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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Jessica Ennis won gold in the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Doha on this day in 2010.
Ennis defied a foot injury to become the first British athlete to win the title following Kelly Sotherton’s silver medal two years previously.
Ennis said: “The injury was always at the back of my mind and I was always a little bit worried thinking about it.