Ennis , the poster girl of the London Games , swept to victory in the grueling seven event discipline on the middle Saturday as hosts Britain enjoyed a gold rush . Jessica Ennis on short list for British Female Athlete of the Year . Britain totaled 6955 points on way to a heptathlon gold in Beijing . Valerie Adams and Allyson Jones also selected . Usain Bolt , Aries Merritt and Andrew Rudisha to the men 's team .
Jessica Ennis on short list for British Female Athlete of the Year . Britain totaled 6955 points on way to a heptathlon gold in Beijing . Valerie Adams and Allyson Jones also selected . Usain Bolt , Aries Merritt and Andrew Rudisha to the men 's team .