Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson says she is glad she 'didn't give up' on on her career as she wins Olympic silver at Paris 2024.
Four Olympic Games have brought four very different experiences for Katarina Johnson-Thompson.From the top of the world to fearing it might all be over, and back again.
Faced with the task of needing to finish 8.5 seconds ahead of arguably the greatest heptathlete of all-time, Johnson-Thompson produced a fearless performance to clock a personal best before facing an agonising wait for the official results. In a soulless stadium absent of spectators amid the global pandemic, a calf tear sustained during the 200m left her writhing on the track in pain, bringing the cruellest end to her latest bid for an Olympic medal.
Denise Lewis, Olympic heptathlon champion at Sydney 2000, said on BBC TV: "She has worked doggedly to be the best that she can be."She is the national record holder, a double world champion. Had she not left this arena with a medal she would have been really disappointed. It completes the set.
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