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Winning the European heptathlon title last year and narrowly missing out on retaining her world crown back in August has made Jessica Ennis a London 2012 gold medal strong contender for next summer.

The british multi eventer has shown real resilience to come back from a foot injury which ended her hopes of reaching the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has since become a driving force in the heptathlon. After the disappointment of losing her world title in Daegu, South Korea, the 25-year-old took some time off to recuperate and is now back in full-time winter training as she embarks on her quest to become Olympic champion.

"Nothing is guaranteed," Ennis's coach Toni Minichiello told to Media.

"Heptathlon is a tricky sport. It's never a full blown formality that Jessica's going to be picked for the GB 2012 squad, she still has to go out and put in a performance good enough to qualify."

"Denise Lewis's 11 year old British heptathlon record of 6,831 points is just eight points ahead of Ennis's lifetime best."

Ennis will compete at numerous indoor events in early 2012 as preparation for the London Games, including the UK Indoor Trials & Championships in Sheffield and the Birmingham Grand Prix, both in February.

The Sheffield athlete then plans to head to Turkey to retain her world indoor pentathlon title in March. Her only outdoor heptathlon before next summer will be at a meet in Gotzis, Austria, which she won last year.