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Athletics-Britain's Ennis-Hill announces retirement

Silver medal winner Jessica Ennis-Hill (GBR) of Britain celebrates after the event. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

LONDON (Reuters) - Jessica Ennis-Hill, the 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion and golden girl of British athletics, announced her retirement on Thursday. "I'm so fortunate to have had such an amazing career within the sport I love and this has been one of the toughest decisions I've had to make. But I know that retiring now is right," she said on Instagram. "I've always said I want to leave my sport on a high and have no regrets and I can truly say that," added the world champion. The 30-year-old won silver at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics last August. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin; Editing by John O'Brien)