BBC commentator fights back tears as she pays emotional tribute to Katarina Johnson-Thompson after Olympics silver medal
Katarina Johnson-Thompson picked up her first Olympic medal and fell just TWO SECONDS short of heptathlon gold after her best-ever 800mNeeding to beat Thiam by more than eight seconds in the final event, the 800m, the 31-year-old notched a personal best.
But her time of 2:04.90 was not quite six seconds faster than her Belgian rival, whose finish in 2:10.62 was her own quickest-ever mark.That left long-jumper Sawyers, who had been "devastated" to miss the Paris Games through injury, sending an emotional message to KJT. As the Beeb showed the athletes reacting with exhaustion to their efforts, she said: "Kat, if you ever watch this back, we are so proud of you.WEIGHT SCAREAnd with her voice appearing to croak, Sawyers added: "Nafi Thiam was sensational but Kat we're so proud."
Katarina Johnson-Thompson on track for Olympic GOLD as Team GB star tops heptathlon standings with three events leftEnnis-Hill added: “The last two years we have just seen a different Kat.KJT herself said: “I am so happy. No complaints at all. I am grateful and emotional and overwhelmed.“Ultimately it’s relief. As I crossed the line, I was running for gold tonight. I had such mixed emotions going into it.“I was sort of grieving gold but also wanting to fight for gold and celebrate.
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