Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson said she is feeling minimal pressure as she eyes a podium finish at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, despite a patchy build-up to her title defence.The 29-year-old recovered from a ruptured Achilles to compete at last year's Tokyo Games be
Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson said she is feeling minimal pressure as she eyes a podium finish at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, despite a patchy build-up to her title defence.
Johnson-Thompson posted her third-lowest score at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria, in May in her first full heptathlon since becoming world champion in Doha in 2019. "I don't want to just go out to compete, I want to be in the medal hunt. I've been working so hard, this is the longest run I've had with no injury leading into a championship for as long as I can remember."
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