Jessica Ennis-Hill’s showdown with Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the heptathlon will be among the highlights of the Rio 2016 athletics programme while Usain Bolt will go for another historic sprint trebleNearly four years maintain passed since British athletics’ finest hour,when the Olympic Stadium in Stratford transformed into a symphonic wall of sound while Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all struck gold during 44 delirious minutes. Yet as the hype around the Rio Olympics cranks up, and British hopes are again centred on those familiar heroes of London 2012’s Super Saturday. Related: Mo Farah’s inflame at cross-country defeat will execute him train harder Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com