Sports stars congratulate Jessica Ennis-Hill on baby announcement

Figures from the world of sport have posted their congratulations to Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill on Twitter following her announcement that she is pregnant.

The 27-year-old is expecting her first child with husband Andy, whom she married in May last year, but as a result has had to pull out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer.

Following the heptathlete's announcement, Sports Mole have compiled a list of some of the congratulatory tweets from the sporting world.

"Huge congratulations to @J_Ennis who has announced she is pregnant. All the best from everyone @TeamGB. Olympic champion in the making?" Team GB

"Congratulations @J_Ennis & Andy on your very exciting news!! What an exciting year you both have ahead 🍼 #2014Baby." British swimmer Keri-Anne Payne

"Congratulations @J_Ennis!" Former British heptathlete and sprinter Kelly Sotherton

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 Baby Ennis-Hill is on the way! Massive congrats to @J_Ennis and Andy! 👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶

— Jeanette Kwakye (@JNETTEKWAKYE) January 10, 2014

"Lovely news this morning @J_Ennis and Andy expecting their first child. Happy and excited for you x" British long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe

"Congratulations to @J_Ennis who has announced this morning that she is expecting her first child later this year." British Athletics

"@J_Ennis congratulations Jess, what wonderful news. Good luck for the remainder of the pregnancy. Send my best to Andy as well x" Olympic long-jump champion Greg Rutherford