Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson closes in on heptathlon gold at World Athletics Championships | Athletics News

British heptathlete Katerina Johnson-Thompson 26 factors away from nearest challenger Anouk Vetter after six of seven occasions at World Athletics Championships; 30-year-old seeking to win World Championships gold for second time after triumphing in Doha in 2019

Katarina Johnson-Thompson impressed in the lengthy soar and javelin and is on the brink of gold at the World Athletics Championships

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is on the brink of heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with the British star main the best way forward of the seventh and last occasion.

The 30-year-old, searching for a second world title after triumphing in Doha in 2019, holds a 26-points benefit over Netherlands’ Anouk Vetter with simply the 800m to come back, at 5pm UK time.

Johnson-Thompson was second in a single day however moved 19 factors in entrance of America’s Anna Hall after leaping 6.54m in the lengthy soar on Sunday morning.

Johnson-Thompson is seeking to win heptathlon gold at the World Championships for a second time

The Liverpudlian then threw a private better of 46.14m in the javelin to increase her lead as Hall dropped to 3rd, behind Vetter.

Johnson-Thompson has run two minutes 12.40 seconds in the 800m this 12 months with Vetter’s private greatest 5 seconds slower.

Hall has run two minutes 02.97secs this 12 months however is reportedly carrying an harm.

Johnson-Thompson’s lead over Hall represents a bonus of about two-and-a-half seconds.

Victory would characterize an outstanding comeback from Johnson-Thompson after she ruptured her Achilles in 2020 after which withdrew throughout day one of many Tokyo Olympics two years in the past with a calf drawback.