0:10:45 > 0:10:47With the Rio Olympics tantalisingly close,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I've been catching up with leading British sportsmen and women,
0:10:50 > 0:10:52the ones who will carry the hopes of a nation,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54and that's why I'm here at the English Institute of Sport,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57a state-of-the-art facility in Sheffield,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00to meet the greatest sportswoman in the world.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02All round, there is no-one to beat her.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04She's halfway through an average day of training
0:11:04 > 0:11:08but that's only average if you're Jessica Ennis-Hill.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Jessica Ennis-Hill was the face of the 2012 Olympics.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Over the course of two days, she hurdled, ran, jumped and threw
0:11:16 > 0:11:21her way to gold-medal success and into the hearts of the nation.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25In Beijing 2015, just 13 months after the birth of her son,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27she completed a fairy-tale comeback
0:11:27 > 0:11:31to once more become heptathlon world champion.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32And now, Jess is preparing
0:11:32 > 0:11:35for perhaps her most difficult challenge -
0:11:35 > 0:11:39defending her heptathlon title at the Rio Olympics.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I want to discover how she coped with the pressure
0:11:43 > 0:11:46of being a gold-medal favourite at London 2012...
0:11:46 > 0:11:50When I actually crossed the line and I knew I'd won, it was just...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52I could breathe out a sigh of relief.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55..how she balances training with being a mum
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and learn what type of mum she is...
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I am competitive and I do sometimes hear myself saying,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02"Oh, Reggie's done this!"
0:12:02 > 0:12:03..and most importantly,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07I'm here to find out if she can defend her Olympic title in Rio.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11I've done it in the past so I know that I can go on and do it again.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I love the fact that there are hundreds of schoolchildren
0:12:16 > 0:12:18gathered behind us for a school sports day
0:12:18 > 0:12:21and you would've been one of those kids, wouldn't you?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Yeah, I remember sports days and going out on the field
0:12:24 > 0:12:27and trying athletics for the first time.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And why then choose to test yourself over seven events
0:12:30 > 0:12:32rather than just picking one?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Yeah, well, it wasn't my choice, to be honest.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39I met Tony and he specialised in coaching decathlon and heptathlon
0:12:39 > 0:12:43and he just said, "Try these events and see how you get on."
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I didn't really know what I was kind of getting myself into
0:12:46 > 0:12:49and I didn't know how it worked and before I knew it,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I was training for it and competing in the heptathlon.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55To be here in Sheffield, which is the place you grew up,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58it's where you went to school, it's where your life is,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00do you feel here that you can just be Jess?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Yeah, definitely.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I am just completely at home here and like you said,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I went to school here, all my family are here,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I'm in this environment that I'm really comfortable in
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and, you know, the people around the city are great
0:13:13 > 0:13:17and everything's really familiar and this is how I work at my best
0:13:17 > 0:13:19and this environment is incredible.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22To have this elite facility here, I'm very lucky.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26What is your regular training day? What do you do and for how long?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29So training every day is completely different and we try
0:13:29 > 0:13:31and cover all the different events.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33We spend a little bit more time on some of my weaker events
0:13:33 > 0:13:37and obviously, now Reggie's here, I've limited my training to,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39you know, not being down at the track all day.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40I come down in the morning
0:13:40 > 0:13:43and get a good three or four hours of quality training
0:13:43 > 0:13:47and then have the afternoon off and then I do sessions at home
0:13:47 > 0:13:51so everything's really mixed up at the moment but it works really well.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Is it always about scoring a certain number of points,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57or is it about beating other people?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Do you have to be quite ruthless in saying, right,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02that's my opposition, this is what I need to do to beat them?
0:14:02 > 0:14:06I think it depends on the year and the circumstances.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11For me, last year wasn't necessarily about having the best point score.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12It wasn't about PBing,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15because I knew I wasn't able to do that at that stage.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17But it was about winning medals,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20it was about beating people, essentially.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22But in previous years, it's definitely been about
0:14:22 > 0:14:27improving each year and bettering my PBs, and bettering my scores.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30And do you feel now that when you walk into an arena,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33particularly a World Championships or an Olympics,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36that the rest of them go...? CLARE GASPS
0:14:36 > 0:14:39There's a bit of an aura of invincibility about you
0:14:39 > 0:14:41and that can be worth something.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43I don't necessarily feel that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I still feel very much the same athlete that
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I felt before I'd won any medals and any championships.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53But I think last year was a big year.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Before I went to the World Championships, my husband,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Andy, was like, "You'll be surprised how people react differently
0:15:00 > 0:15:01"when you're there competing."
0:15:01 > 0:15:03And I was like, "No, I don't think so,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06"I've just come back and I've not done a lot of training,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09"I'm not particularly prepared, they think it'll be just the same."
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Yeah, I think people do act differently
0:15:12 > 0:15:14when certain competitors are there
0:15:14 > 0:15:17but it's the dynamics of the heptathlon
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and it's the mental side of it as well as the physical side.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Is it quite a tight club?
0:15:21 > 0:15:26I mean, do you get on with everybody or is that impossible?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29No, it is, it's a really nice environment.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31It's a nice set of girls
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and everyone wants to beat each other, everyone wants to be the best
0:15:34 > 0:15:37and on top of the podium but everyone has that mutual respect
0:15:37 > 0:15:40for how hard you have to train for a heptathlon
0:15:40 > 0:15:42and, you know, the hours you have to put in
0:15:42 > 0:15:44and just generally how hard it is
0:15:44 > 0:15:46to complete a heptathlon and do it well.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49You always seem incredibly patient and kind and nice.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53There must be things that frustrate you and annoy you.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55JESSICA CHUCKLES
0:15:55 > 0:15:58I'm not a patient person at all, I'm very impatient
0:15:58 > 0:16:01and I want everything yesterday.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05I think that's an athlete quality as well.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07But I know I do appear quite happy on the track
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and everything's going quite well and positive,
0:16:10 > 0:16:15but inside, I'm nervous and I have elements of frustration
0:16:15 > 0:16:17and I want to be better than I am
0:16:17 > 0:16:19and all those different things
0:16:19 > 0:16:22that are going on in my mind, I just don't necessarily show it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24And I've heard you hate people being late.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25Yes! Tony is always late.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Is he? CHUCKLING:- Yeah.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Why does he do that to you?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31I know, it drives me and the training group mad.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35But, yeah, I'm definitely the kind of person that's always on time
0:16:35 > 0:16:37and I think that's just been embedded in me
0:16:37 > 0:16:40from being a child growing up with my parents,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43they're always on time, but Tony is always late.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45And what makes you laugh?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I think I've got quite a good sense of humour
0:16:47 > 0:16:50and the people around me, I like having banter
0:16:50 > 0:16:54with the training group and family and people like that make me laugh.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Sport is, generally speaking, pretty unglamorous.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59You know, one's got to get dirty and sweaty
0:16:59 > 0:17:01and your hair's not always going to be perfect.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05But does it matter to you and is it important then
0:17:05 > 0:17:08to be able to look nice when the occasion demands it?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12You want to feel comfortable and happy when you're competing.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14It's not necessarily about being glamorous,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17you're not going to be glamorous when you're competing.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19You know, I'll try and make myself look reasonably nice
0:17:19 > 0:17:22before the start of the heptathlon, before the hurdles,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25but by the end, it's all gone wrong and you're sweaty
0:17:25 > 0:17:28and your hair's everywhere but, you know, if you've done well,
0:17:28 > 0:17:29then it doesn't really matter.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31And still, it's a very important visual image
0:17:31 > 0:17:35for women around the world, actually, that you can be
0:17:35 > 0:17:38competitive and ambitious and muscular and still feminine.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Yeah, definitely. I think it's so important because, you know,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44I remember being at school as like a 13-, 14-year-old girl
0:17:44 > 0:17:47and, you know, girls don't want to do sport,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50they don't want to be active because it's not seen as feminine.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53You do get sweaty and you've got to have muscles
0:17:53 > 0:17:56but it's nice that hopefully myself
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and other female athletes can show that you can be muscular
0:17:59 > 0:18:01but you can be really great at what you do
0:18:01 > 0:18:03and you can be feminine, you can wear dresses
0:18:03 > 0:18:06and do nice things, but you can perform and be aggressive
0:18:06 > 0:18:08and a great competitor on the track.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10So is it important to you, that sort of broader message?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12It is, it is.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Because I think role models and women who are strong and confident
0:18:17 > 0:18:21in what they do, but feminine, can share a different side of sport.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's really important.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25You were voted by Sports Illustrated
0:18:25 > 0:18:28the fittest female sports star on the planet.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Which is quite an accolade, isn't it?
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Yeah, those things make me feel really embarrassed, to be honest.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36But, yeah, it's pretty special.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And could you imagine a time,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41when maybe you're not a full-time athlete any more, where, actually,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44that would be your role - motivating others to get as fit as they can be?
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Yeah, definitely.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48I think I'm at the stage of my career now where I'm not going to
0:18:48 > 0:18:51be competing for that much longer, and I'm starting to think about
0:18:51 > 0:18:55things that I'm passionate about and things I want to do in the future.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Yeah, definitely, for me, it's always about getting people active.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02You don't have to be Olympic champion or anything like that.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Just set yourself challenges, getting families active,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08and young kids and that kind of thing is something that's
0:19:08 > 0:19:10really important to me.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13In July 2014, just two years before Rio,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Jess gave birth to a baby boy called Reggie.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Her sights are now firmly set on defending her Olympic title,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22but she has added pressure
0:19:22 > 0:19:25as she juggles training and competing with being a mum.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30What sort of a mother do you aspire to be?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Oh, that's hard.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36I mean, I just want to be the best mum that I can be.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39There's so many challengers of being a mum,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42you're going to make mistakes along the way. I look back and think,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I should have done that differently, or I should have changed that.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48I just want Reggie to look at me and just know that I've done
0:19:48 > 0:19:51the best for him and just given him the best start in life.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Do you have to stop yourself being a bit competitive about
0:19:55 > 0:19:57is he walking yet or...? Do you know what I mean?
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Cos mums are with each other, aren't they? Even if they don't mean to be!
0:20:01 > 0:20:03"Mine's running now, actually, 100m."
0:20:03 > 0:20:04JESSICA CHUCKLES
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I try not to be that kind of parent but I am competitive
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and I do sometimes hear myself saying,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13"Oh, Reggie's done this" or "Reggie can do that"
0:20:13 > 0:20:15and I think every mum's like that,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18you just want your son or daughter to be the best
0:20:18 > 0:20:19and confident in what they do
0:20:19 > 0:20:22but, yeah, I'm trying to rein it in and not be one of those mums.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24But is he? Does he look a bit sporty?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Oh, yeah, he's really sporty. - Is he?- He's very advanced.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Picking up things?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33No, he is very active and he has been from ten months -
0:20:33 > 0:20:37he was walking and running around and I competed at the weekend
0:20:37 > 0:20:39throwing the javelin and he came to watch me
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and when we got home, you know, he's got a little brush,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44he likes brushing around the house, and he picked that up and
0:20:44 > 0:20:48he started throwing it around the living room and I was like, "Look!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50"He can throw the javelin!" So, yeah, he's brilliant.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53And the difficult thing is you've got to fit it into an Olympic cycle
0:20:53 > 0:20:55so you've got to get your timing right.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57"I'll have the baby then, then I'll be back
0:20:57 > 0:20:59"and I'll be all right for Rio" and actually the bonus is
0:20:59 > 0:21:01you were all right for the World Championships as well.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Does that mean, you know, are you forward-planning as well?
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Are you wanting a bigger family?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Yeah, I definitely want a bigger family
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and I don't think I'm going to have another child
0:21:10 > 0:21:14definitely not before the Olympics and definitely not before I retire.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I think it was a really big challenge that I set myself,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20you know, having my son and then coming back and trying to get back
0:21:20 > 0:21:25to the top again so I don't think I could do that with two children.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28There's also the fitness challenge of getting fit again
0:21:28 > 0:21:30after having been pregnant and giving birth.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34For me, I noticed that when I came back into training,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37my body fat was actually quite low and that's just simply
0:21:37 > 0:21:40because you're on the go, constantly burning energy and fat,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44so it's always been a case of making sure that I eat enough,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I keep the carbohydrates and all the food groups on board,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50and make sure I've got that energy to train as hard as I need to
0:21:50 > 0:21:52train in the heptathlon.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55What's your favourite healthy meal?
0:21:55 > 0:21:56I'm big fan of sweet potatoes.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59I eat a lot of fish and chicken.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Quite a bit of red meat as well.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Just try and have a balanced diet
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and cover as many food groups as possible.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Does that mean there's, like, no little, naughty treats?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Yes, there is.- There is? Chocolate?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Yeah, I've got a massive sweet tooth as well.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16When I go shopping,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18people like to have a little look in your trolley
0:22:18 > 0:22:20and see what you're buying
0:22:20 > 0:22:23and you have to hide some of the chocolates and treats at the bottom.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27If you could add another sport to heptathlon,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31if you could make it eight rather than seven, what would you put in?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Um... Oh, I don't know.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I'd definitely take the 800m out, I'd just lose that completely.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Cos it's painful?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Cos it's painful and horrible but if I could put any sport in,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I'd maybe put a bit of tennis in there.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Are you a good tennis player?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- No. - THEY LAUGH
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I haven't played for a long time but that'd be quite good fun, I think.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Your body shape can be suited to certain sports
0:22:51 > 0:22:55and you look at rowers and, obviously, they're big, long, tall.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58What is your body shape perfect for
0:22:58 > 0:23:02and what elements of you suit the heptathlon well?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Um, I think...
0:23:04 > 0:23:06I am quite small, I'm one of the smallest heptathletes
0:23:06 > 0:23:09so you'd probably say that my jumps wouldn't be as good
0:23:09 > 0:23:11but high jump is a really strong event for me.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15I'm quite springy and that's something that I think is genetic,
0:23:15 > 0:23:16something I've been born with,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19but generally, I think my body type probably suits
0:23:19 > 0:23:22some of the speedy events, so hurdles, the 200m.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Not great for the throwing events.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28But, yeah, I think, over the years, so many athletes,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32myself, Usain Bolt, have shown that you don't have to be
0:23:32 > 0:23:35that particular shape to be great at an event.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Obviously, there is a lot of talk in athletics
0:23:37 > 0:23:39about performance-enhancing substances
0:23:39 > 0:23:44and you will be dope-tested a lot during your career.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47How often do they come calling and what happens when they do?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Um, so, I mean, in the past five or six weeks,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54I've probably had about three or four tests, so, you know,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58they vary throughout the year, but constantly tested, which is great,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00because you want to make sure that the sport's clean,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03and you want to make sure it's being done in the same, systematic way
0:24:03 > 0:24:04throughout the world.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08So, typically, I put an hour of each day where I'm going to be
0:24:08 > 0:24:11and it's normally a morning slot that I put between six and seven
0:24:11 > 0:24:15cos I know I'm normally in bed or waking up with Reggie.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20And they can basically come whenever they like and test.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23They actually came on my wedding anniversary the other week,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26which was a little bit frustrating, but it's part of it.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28"Happy anniversary!" Beep!
0:24:28 > 0:24:29THEY CHUCKLE
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- "And now could you do this?" - Yeah.- So romantic(!)
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Do you feel that there's a medal out there that you didn't win,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I mean, possibly at the World Championships?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Yeah, I mean we're still waiting for decisions to be made with that,
0:24:44 > 0:24:49the World Championships in Daegu, but, yeah, I do feel that that's...
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I find it hard to understand how it's fair
0:24:52 > 0:24:54and, yeah, I hope to have that medal one day.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Everybody fell in love with you at London 2012.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01To such an extent that, unfortunately, for -
0:25:01 > 0:25:05he was your fiance at the time, but your husband now - Andy,
0:25:05 > 0:25:10what happened at the Hyde Park event after Super Saturday?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Yeah, going out on stage and being announced to the crowd
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and Andy was obviously behind me
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and they were asking how I was going to celebrate
0:25:18 > 0:25:20and I said, "With my fiance, Andy",
0:25:20 > 0:25:21and everyone's like "Boo!"
0:25:21 > 0:25:25And he just stood in the back, just like, "Oh."
0:25:25 > 0:25:28But it was funny and it was all meant in good humour, I think.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31And at Heathrow Airport, when the planes came in
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- there was that big picture of you, wasn't there?- Yeah.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Everyone saw it!- Yeah, I know.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40When I think back to those moments, you know,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I still have to jog my memory to remind myself of all these
0:25:42 > 0:25:45different things that happened because, at the time,
0:25:45 > 0:25:46I was just so focused on training
0:25:46 > 0:25:50and making sure everything was right to compete on those two days
0:25:50 > 0:25:52and I kind of missed all these things
0:25:52 > 0:25:54that were happening around me.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56What? So you don't remember what Prince Harry said?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I mean, it's all a bit of a blur, to be honest,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02and I do obviously remember being there and saying hi to them
0:26:02 > 0:26:04and I remember him saying,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06"Oh, there's not a lot of pressure on you"
0:26:06 > 0:26:07and all these little elements
0:26:07 > 0:26:11but I've not really thought about this for a long time
0:26:11 > 0:26:14and when you're an athlete, you're so focused on training
0:26:14 > 0:26:15and you've done one thing,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18then you're on to achieving the next thing
0:26:18 > 0:26:20and everything is just working forward so you don't have
0:26:20 > 0:26:24that much time to sit down and actually remember all those moments.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27So Super Saturday is still a blur, is it?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Yeah, I mean, obviously, crossing the line for me -
0:26:29 > 0:26:32that's the image that stays in my mind
0:26:32 > 0:26:36and whenever I think about the Olympics, it's that moment of...
0:26:36 > 0:26:40I felt like I was almost holding my breath through those two days
0:26:40 > 0:26:42and I was just so nervous and so anxious
0:26:42 > 0:26:45that when I actually crossed the line, I knew I'd won,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I could just breathe out a sigh of relief
0:26:47 > 0:26:51and I'd actually done it, but, yeah, it was just unbelievable.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Do you remember your results? 100m hurdles?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Oh, you're really testing me now.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Um...12.54.
0:26:58 > 0:27:0012.54, which would've been good enough to win gold
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- in the 100m hurdles, pure hurdles, in Beijing.- Yeah, yeah.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Which you're probably aware of. High jump?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- I think it was 1.87m.- 1.86m.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- 1.86m. Close.- Shot put?
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Oh, this is hard. Shot put was...
0:27:16 > 0:27:1914.20-something...
0:27:19 > 0:27:2214.21?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Four? Six?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Eight! 14.28m!
0:27:26 > 0:27:28200m?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31It was 22.83.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Yeah, which would've won you the British Championships in 2015,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- last year. You would've been British champion.- That's quite cool.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39Long jump?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Long jump was 6.48m.- Yes.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45And that was a really key event for me
0:27:45 > 0:27:48and I remember just being so relieved and excited
0:27:48 > 0:27:51that I'd put a decent jump on the board.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- So then you went to the javelin. - Yes.- And?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57And I think it was...46?
0:27:59 > 0:28:0147?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- 47.49m.- I can't remember.- No.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- And then 800 metres. - Nick will be mad.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- Where actually the time's not so important.- Yeah.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Well, it is, but it's where you finished.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11It is important, but it was just...
0:28:11 > 0:28:15I was so nervous and I just wanted to just start the race.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17It was the last event and I knew I was pretty much there.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I just had to get round and make sure I didn't fall over,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I didn't lose a shoe, I didn't get injured halfway round.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26And then just bring it home that last 100 metres.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27So do you know your time?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30I think it was 2.08?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32.65, yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34And your final score.
0:28:34 > 0:28:366955.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Correct. You have passed, Jessica Ennis-Hill,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41you may move forward to the heptathlon in Rio.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44How many points do you think it will take to win gold in Rio?
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Um, I think it's going to be
0:28:46 > 0:28:50an incredibly high standard, as any Olympics is.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53But I think it's probably going to take in the region of 6,900,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56maybe a little bit more.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Wow, wow.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Can you remember how you celebrated in London?
0:29:00 > 0:29:05Um...as soon as I got my medal I just went and found my family
0:29:05 > 0:29:07and had a glass of champagne and lots of big hugs.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12And just big smiles and, yeah, just excitement.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14It opened many doors, it created various opportunities.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18You had some really cool invitations.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22You had a chance to meet your absolute hero, Will Smith.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I think he was on the week before or something like that.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- Oh, so you just missed him. - Oh, he is incredible.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31And I would just absolutely love to meet him.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Did you have a photo of him by your bed?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Yes, that's really sad, isn't it?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Well, it's interesting. JESSICA LAUGHS
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Interesting for your husband. - It was a framed picture as well.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45So I cut out a picture of him in a magazine and put it in a frame.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46I'm a massive Will Smith fan.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- But it's not there any more by your bed?- No, no!
0:29:49 > 0:29:51No. Andy wouldn't allow it.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Every night there's Will Smith. Night, Will.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58In 2015 Jess had the mother of all comebacks.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02Just 13 months after giving birth, and three years after her last
0:30:02 > 0:30:06major event, she struck gold at the World Championships in Beijing.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09How much of a surprise was this?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Going into those World Championships in Beijing last year what
0:30:12 > 0:30:13would have been a good result for you?
0:30:13 > 0:30:19I mean, once myself and my coach had decided that I was OK to go
0:30:19 > 0:30:22and give it my best shot we really wanted to come away with a medal
0:30:22 > 0:30:25and that was our target - just to get on the podium.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29But last year was a tough year, because I was constantly
0:30:29 > 0:30:34comparing myself to 2012, the training times I used to do.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37But when I came back, the reality was very different.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40So I had to change my expectations completely.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Tony would constantly say to me, last year, "You're not the same
0:30:43 > 0:30:46"athlete as before, these are posed-pregnancy PBs."
0:30:46 > 0:30:50And it's got to be incredibly special when you go out there,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53not expecting to win a gold medal, and you do win a gold medal.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Last year was definitely one of the highlights in my career.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59After having Reggie, I wanted to come back,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I wanted to be strong and I wanted to get back to where I was.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04But I knew it was going to take time, and I thought,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07I'm not going to be able to do it in this short space of time.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09And then I had Achilles problems,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13and all the other things that come with being a first-time mum.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16You're not sleeping properly, and all the changes.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18And I just thought, this isn't going to happen this year,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20but I'm going to keep trying and pushing on.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26And then to get to Beijing and come away with a gold medal was just...
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I just really didn't expect it.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31The lap of honour was really more of a hobble, wasn't it?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Yeah.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Yeah, throughout that competition,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40that was the first Championships that I'd needed a lot of physio.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43And normally I'm, you know, Ali Rose my physio will come over to me
0:31:43 > 0:31:45and she'd be like, "Do you need any treatment?"
0:31:45 > 0:31:47And I'm normally like, "No, I'm fine."
0:31:47 > 0:31:50But literally in Beijing it was like, "I need Ali,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52"I need some more treatment on my Achilles."
0:31:52 > 0:31:55I need constant putting back together.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58And then in the 800 it was literally the last bend
0:31:58 > 0:32:01that I was coming round and I just felt my calf go.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03And I knew that I was on the last stretch
0:32:03 > 0:32:06and I just had to get to the line and I'd won.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09After that it was quite painful cos I'd torn my calf
0:32:09 > 0:32:10and I had to hobble around
0:32:10 > 0:32:14and couldn't really walk much for the next couple of weeks.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16But it was worth it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19And it was worth it, not just for proving that you were back,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22but proving to everybody else you're back, I think,
0:32:22 > 0:32:24is important as well.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27So going into Rio, you are not just the reigning Olympic champion,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30you are the reigning world champion.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Will you walk a little taller because of that?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I definitely take confidence from that.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39I think, when you enter any competition, you're starting
0:32:39 > 0:32:43from zero again, and you're all on that same starting line.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46But I will take confidence knowing that I was able to
0:32:46 > 0:32:50put that score together to finish at the top of the podium,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52off very little training and preparation.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56So I know that if I can keep my body held together,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59train that little bit more, that, hopefully,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03I can take confidence and do a bit better this year.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Have you been to Rio before?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Once, yeah, but only for two days, so I didn't get to see that much.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10But it was incredible.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And I'm sort of thinking that sightseeing isn't very high
0:33:12 > 0:33:14on your list of priorities when you get there this time.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19No, it's going to be very much, I'm there to perform and do a job.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21And I'm going to be extremely focused on that
0:33:21 > 0:33:26and then it'll be about getting back to my family, wherever they may be.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28And will your family come out with you?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Yeah, we're kind of planning everything at the moment
0:33:31 > 0:33:34so we're working out logistics and obviously, with Reggie,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37making sure he's comfortable and happy wherever he is.
0:33:37 > 0:33:38But, yes, we're working logistics
0:33:38 > 0:33:40and plans of everything at the moment.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43You talked earlier about the importance of being a role model
0:33:43 > 0:33:45to younger girls.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47But also you have a chance to do something in Rio
0:33:47 > 0:33:50that only two athletes have ever done before,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53which is retain an Olympic title having had a child.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- You could be the third to do it. - Yeah.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Does that matter?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I'm so proud of what I've achieved already
0:34:00 > 0:34:02and content and happy with what I've done.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05But there is that massive part of me
0:34:05 > 0:34:07that's like, this would be incredible
0:34:07 > 0:34:11if I could just hold everything together and push on.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14But again it's, you know, to win back-to-back Olympics
0:34:14 > 0:34:16is such a huge challenge anyway.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20But to have a child in between makes it that little bit harder.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23When you check in to the Olympic Village,
0:34:23 > 0:34:27what's that environment like and do you still share rooms or not?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Yes, so in London it was kind of like an apartment set-up.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34So you had a couple of people sharing a room,
0:34:34 > 0:34:36I think there was six or seven of us.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41So it's really nice to be in that environment where everyone's
0:34:41 > 0:34:46a bit nervous, everyone's excited, that real kind of team feeling.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49And you presumably are very much team leader now.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- You'll be one of the senior athletes.- Oldest.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55One of the senior, more experienced athletes on the team,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59so therefore, for the first-timers, you're the one dispensing advice.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00Oh, I didn't think about that.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Yes, you've got a lot of responsibility.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Yes, I still feel like I'm a young one on the team
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and I'm just kind of starting at the beginning.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11And especially having stepped away from athletics for a bit
0:35:11 > 0:35:15I very much felt like when I came back I was out of the loop a bit.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18And I'm back to learning everything.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21But, you know, if there's young athletes on the team
0:35:21 > 0:35:25I would always offer a bit of advice or help if I can in any way.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Presumably people did that for you?
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Yeah, yeah. I think having bits of advice on different things,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34or just having someone to say, "Oh, best to eat at this time."
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Or, "Pick up your accreditation there."
0:35:37 > 0:35:39You know, just little bits of help along the way.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Bring earplugs cos the second week there's lots of people
0:35:41 > 0:35:44who've finished competing and they make a noise.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Exactly, all those little things you need to know
0:35:46 > 0:35:49and if you've not been in that village set-up before,
0:35:49 > 0:35:52then they're really important bits of information.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57So, in Rio, do you get the chance to go and watch anything else?
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Yeah, I hope so. I'd love to watch some of the other sports.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03The British boxers are based here,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06so we're in the gym training with them all the time.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08So I'd love to see some of them compete,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10because they've been doing amazing at the moment.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Actually, you and Nicola Adams, I think, are similar,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16in the sense of the smiling assassin, if you like!
0:36:16 > 0:36:20You know, "How could you go and do that, you seem so sweet?"
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- So you'll go and hopefully support her?- Yeah.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27When it comes to Rio, who do you foresee being your rivals,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29right at the top of that list?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I think that obviously Brianne Theisen-Eaton,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35she's been performing and improving year on year.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37And although she didn't perform the way she wanted
0:36:37 > 0:36:40at the Worlds last year, she had a really good score in Gotzis
0:36:40 > 0:36:43earlier in the year and she's improved so much.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45So she's definitely a main rival.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48And Katerina because she's an incredible athlete
0:36:48 > 0:36:52and she's still not quite shown us everything yet.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55She had the disappointment in Beijing as well, so I think that
0:36:55 > 0:36:58she's going to put things right and be a fierce competitor this year.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00And that's a difficult situation for you
0:37:00 > 0:37:02cos obviously you're team-mates.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05And you want each other to do well, you're part of Team GB.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07In a way, more than at a World Championships,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09you're trying to achieve something together.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11But you are each other's competition.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Yeah. It's hard and it's nice in a way because we will both
0:37:15 > 0:37:18hopefully be there out in the field and we can support each other.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20But of course we want to beat each other,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23we want to be the best British heptathlete.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27So we'll be hoping that both of us do well.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29And there's quite a lot of time between events
0:37:29 > 0:37:32where presumably the only people you see are the other heptathletes.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Yes, so we have a combined events room, which is under the stadium.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40There's just the medical team and the athletes and coaches.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44And there is a lot of downtime between the morning session
0:37:44 > 0:37:46and the afternoon session, and you kind of just sit there
0:37:46 > 0:37:48and you have to gather your thoughts.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- That'd be awful, I think that's like the worst bit of all.- Yes.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53And you don't want to look at them,
0:37:53 > 0:37:56you don't really want to talk to them and you can't read a book.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Yes, it is a strange situation and everyone does something differently.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03So some heptathletes go back to the hotel, others like to stay there.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05I'm quite happy to just stay in a corner
0:38:05 > 0:38:09and try and get a bit of sleep and then just listen to music,
0:38:09 > 0:38:11and just kind of keep myself to myself.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14But you do have to talk to each other as well
0:38:14 > 0:38:16so it's quite a strange environment.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Finally, Jess Ennis-Hill, on a scale of one to ten,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23what are your chances of bringing home a gold medal from Rio?
0:38:23 > 0:38:28Ooh. I... At this moment in time, I really don't know.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31I'm happy because I'm back into full training,
0:38:31 > 0:38:36but with sport, things change in an instant.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38So I really don't know.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42But you do 100% believe in your own ability, don't you?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Yes, definitely.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47I've got such a great set-up, I've got a great coach
0:38:47 > 0:38:49and great people around me and I know they believe in me.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51And I've done it in the past
0:38:51 > 0:38:53so I know that I can go on and do it again.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55But I need a little bit of luck on my side as well.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59We will all be supporting you and thank you so much for your time.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00Thank you.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Listening to Jess there,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04you realise how much has changed in her life since London 2012.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07But also how much some things have stayed the same.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09The hours of training, the hard graft,
0:39:09 > 0:39:12the being here in Sheffield where she feels comfortable,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15where she's surrounded by people who understand her, people she loves.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17The importance of her family
0:39:17 > 0:39:21and how much it matters to her to try to make them proud.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23In essence, it's very simple,
0:39:23 > 0:39:27but what she's trying to achieve is very, very difficult.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30With a following wind and a bit of good luck
0:39:30 > 0:39:35she hopefully will make her Olympic swansong a glorious one.