Sotherton Making Return to 2012 London Olympics for Heptathlon

During the 2004 Athens Olympics, 34 year old Kelly Sotherton won heptathlon bronze. At the end of 2010, she quit seven event discipline after long standing back injury, as he wanted to make it London as a member of the relay team of Britain’s 4X400m.

At this summer’s World Championship, she was unable to gain selection for relay at this Summer’s World Championship held in South Korea. She has been eliminated from the Lottery Funding programme.

Recently, she got positive reports regarding the recovery of her back problem. In order to make return to the heptathlon and to secure Olympic qualifying standard of 6150 points, Sotherton left her one lap ambitions.

She said, “I started training four weeks ago for the heptathlon. It has rejuvenated my feelings for the sport. I am motivated more and I'm enjoying the fact that next summer I could be at the Olympics in the heptathlon.”

During the 2007 World Championships, Sotherton won heptathlon bronze before completing finishing fourth at the Beijing Olympics in Osaka. Although, she has not completed a heptathlon since World Combined Events Challenge held in France, which was held in September 2008.

Jessica Ennis usurped her position as the queen of Britain of multi events. In the year 2009, she won world gold in Berlin as well as silver in Daegu. She said, “I don't think I'm going to be rivalling her as I possibly could have been a few years ago. I know where my limits lie. I'm not striving for a gold medal.”

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