ENNIS FACING TOUGH CHOICES

Ennis won bronze in the last Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 but, after missing last year's Olympics through injury, is determined not to miss any more major championships. And with the European Championships in Barcelona also to come next year, the Sheffield star may be forced to choose between the two.

"It's important to make the right decision, not to try to cram everything in and burn out," said the 23-year-old, fifth in the 100 metre hurdles at the Aviva British Grand Prix in Gateshead on Monday.

"I'll sit down with my coach and see what fits into my programme best. I'm leaning more towards doing the Europeans at the moment."

The European Championships run from July 26 to August 1 and the Commonwealth Games do not start until October 3, but two days of intense competition in the heptathlon requires a significant recovery period.

"It felt nice to finish off this year," Ennis admitted after clocking 13.28 seconds, comfortably her slowest time of the year in Gateshead.

"I'm looking forward to going on holiday now and then getting back into training in October."

Elsewhere, there were victories for Berlin medallists Lisa Dobriskey and Phillips Idowu in the 1500m and triple jump respectively, Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu in the 400m and also in the 100m 'B' final for the forgotten man of British sprinting, Craig Pickering.