Heptathlon world champion and Team GB Olympics hopeful Katarina Johnson-Thompson is a diehard Liverpool fan and has a high-profile friendship with BBC Killing Eve star Jodie Comer
Team GB heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson will go for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics once her Games gets underway on Thursday. The reigning world champion has not won any medals in three attempts but is hopeful of ending her drought, claiming this is the fittest she has ever felt before the Olympics. The veteran, now 31, made her debut at the London 2012 Olympics as a teenager, finishing in 14th place while fellow Brit Jessica Ennis-Hill took home the gold medal.
She has met Anfield legends like Sir Kenny Dalglish and even showcased her medals on the pitch, which she described as 'bittersweet but also a huge honour'. The soon-to-be four-time Olympian became an official ambassador for the LFC Foundation - the club's charity arm - in 2020. Her KJT Academy runs in partnership with the Foundation to support athletes aged between 16 and 21, ensuring they have the opportunity to follow in her footsteps.
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