Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis is to open her season in Scotland.
The recently-married poster girl of London 2012 will compete at Edinburgh Leisure’s Meadowbank Sports Centre in the UK Women’s Athletic League Premier Division next month.
The June 8 appearance, which will mark Ennis’ first outdoor competition since her success at London 2012, will see her compete in three events for her club, Trafford AC.
She will take part in the hurdles, javelin and long jump.
Ennis said: “I am looking forward to getting back into competition on June 8 at Meadowbank. Last year had some wonderful highs for obvious reasons but you cannot stand still for long in any sport, let alone one like athletics.
“I have been training hard with a view to this summer’s events and the world championships in Moscow in August is the major goal. It will be good to compete again for Trafford AC in Edinburgh.”
Edinburgh Leisure chief executive John Comiskey said: “The team at Meadowbank are delighted to be hosting Jessica Ennis and all of the other athletes competing in the UK Women’s Athletic League in June.
“This is an excellent opportunity to see one of our country’s finest athletes in action and I would encourage people to snap up tickets as soon as possible.”
Ennis’ coach Tony Minichiello confirmed she also has a Diamond League meeting in Oslo on her schedule where she will again compete in two or three individual events. Her first heptathlon competition will be in Tallinn in Estonia at the end of next month.
Minichiello added: “Edinburgh is a good opportunity for Jessica to blow the cobwebs away and get into competition again. We’re planning for her to do three events that day.
“The world championships is the main target for the season so everything before then is looking towards peaking for Moscow. The women’s league is the top level of club competition in Britain so Edinburgh is a good place to start.”
Following her Olympic gold, she decided against competing in the indoor season.