Loughborough University-based Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins heptathlon bronze

She has now won medals at the last three major global competitions.

Athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson has claimed a shared heptathlon bronze medal at the World Championships in Tokyo.

Needing to beat American Taliyah Brooks by about six seconds to make the podium, Johnson-Thompson ran a season-best of 2:07.38 to finish second, with Brooks posting 2:13.17 in ninth.

After the race, the result saw Johnson-Thompson and Brooks locked on 6581 points, and it was confirmed that both athletes would share bronze.

Johnson-Thompson’s medal is Loughborough University’s second of the World Championships, following Jake Wightman’s silver on Wednesday.