Johnson-Thompson fought back tears as the magnitude of her victory hit home NARIMAN EL-MOFTY/APKatarina Johnson-Thompson won a stunning gold medal to break Jessica Ennis-Hill’s British heptathlon record at the World Athletics Championships in Doha last night. The Liverpudlian, 26, scored a huge 6,981 points to defeat Nafissatou Thiam, the world and Olympic champion, by 304 points. Thiam, right, congratulated the new champion on her stunning victory DAVID J PHILLIP/APFor Johnson-Thompson, it was an emotional night after a series of high-profile failures at major events. “At the last two World Championships I went back to my hotel room and cried and cried for hours when things have gone badly,” she said. “The low moments have helped me come back and look at myself.

Source: The Times October 04, 2019 00:00 UTC