Sheffield City Council have announced that they are to close the Don Valley Stadium.

The athletics arena, where Olympic champion Jessica Ennis trained before the London Games, cost £29m to build.

Authorities in Sheffield have claimed that the decision was based on the need to save money.

"It's a huge shame. To see it demolished would be a massive, massive disappointment," Ennis is quoted as saying by BBC Sport.

"We've achieved so much as a country in the London Olympics, so to lose some great facilities sends out the wrong message, really.

"I understand budgets and costs, but I think we need to find a way to keep it."

Sheffield Council have been told that they must make cuts of £50m this year.