KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON will share a bronze medal following a stunning finish to the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Johnson-Thompson, 32, went into the 800m needing to beat American Taliyah Brooks by around six seconds in order to clinch a place on the podium.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson looked stunned after crossing the line[/caption]
The 32-year-old poses with her bronze medal[/caption]
Johnson-Thompson earned a shared bronze following an incredible finish[/caption]
Remarkably, the pair finished on 6,581 points apiece – meaning that they would share third-place.
As the results slowly trickled in, Johnson-Thompson looked like she didn’t quite know how to feel about the result.
The Team GB star was competing at the Japan National Stadium, a venue that hosted one of the most difficult moments of her career.
It was at the 67,750-seater stadium that Johnson-Thompson heartbreakingly tore her calf during the Tokyo Olympics four years ago.
Speaking on the BBC, British heptathlon legend Jessica Ennis-Hill said: “You can see the emotions have kicked in.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen it where the scores are the same. The relief she must feel must be so huge.
“We all knew she would come and fight in the 800m. She will always push herself out of her comfort zone.
“She fought and that’s what you want, you want every athlete to come out here and perform and that’s what Katarina always does.”
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Johnson-Thompson beams following her bronze effort[/caption]
After recovering from her calf injury suffered at the Tokyo Games, Johnson-Thompson won a brilliant gold at the World Championships in Budapest two years ago.
She then produced a stunning performance to win her first ever Olympic medal last year, claiming silver in Paris.
Team USA star Anna Hall won gold, sealing her first ever world title.
Meanwhile, Kate O’Connor clinched silver for Ireland, her country’s first-ever outdoor senior multi-event medal.
Anna Hall celebrates with her gold medal[/caption]
Kate O’Connor made history for Ireland[/caption]
