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The woman who became the face of athletics in Northern Ireland with her dazzling displays at the Olympic and Paralympic Games has given birth.

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Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has given birth to a baby boy. The 28-year-old, who won heptathlon gold at London 2012, announced on Twitter that her son Reggie was born on Thursday. She said: 'Our beautiful baby boy Reggie Ennis-Hill was born yesterday. We couldn’t be happier.' Ennis-Hill, who is married to husband Andy, was the poster girl of London 2012. Newborn: Ennis-Hill tweeted this picture of her newborn son . Close: Ennis-Hill at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul . She revealed in January she was pregnant, ruling her out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow which get under way next week. She said at the time she was '100 per cent set on returning to full-time athletics' after the birth and determined to 'go for a second gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016'. As well as her success at the London Olympics, Ennis-Hill also won pentatholon gold at the World Indoor Championships in 2010 and heptatholon gold at the 2009 World Championships and 2010 European Championships. London: The heptathlete wins gold in her home Olympics . Ripped: The Olympic champion celebrates her success in London . Love: Ennis-Hill shows her appreciation to the home crowd .