Jodie Comer has issued a heartfelt tribute to Katarina Johnson-Thompson after she successfully defended her Commonwealth Games crown.
The 29-year-old scooped gold in the heptathlon last night as she triumphed with 6377 points. Johnson-Thompson has been close friends with Jodie since they first met when they were pupils at St Julie's school in Woolton.
The Killing Eve actress took to Instagram to praise her close pal after her remarkable triumph. She said: "The strength and determination of this beautiful soul."
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It is Johnson-Thompson's first victory since winning the world title in 2019 having recovered from at least one career-threatening injury. A ruptured Achilles threatened her Olympic dream last year and, even though she made it to Tokyo, she suffered a serious calf injury in the 200m and had to withdraw.
Her injury nightmare meant she was unable to defend her world title in Eugene last month, finishing eighth, as Nafi Thiam reclaimed the crown after losing to Johnson-Thompson in Doha in 2019. But at the Alexander Stadium she ended her wait for a win. Johnson-Thompson held an overnight lead and clung onto a 122-point advantage after the long jump on Wednesday morning.
She then consolidated her lead with a stunning personal best of 44.33m in the javelin, one of her weaker events, leaving her on the verge of gold. It gave her a 136-point advantage over Northern Ireland's O'Connor heading into the final 800m and she ran two minutes 13.93 to finish second in the race and comfortably claim overall victory.
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