Katarina Johnson-Thompson produced a British record to take her first global outdoor title in the heptathlon in Doha.
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| Photo from Evening Standard |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson won her first global outdoor title by 304 points to take heptathlon gold in Doha.
Belgian defending champion Nafissatou Thiam was dethroned and took silver, while Austria's Verena Preiner claimed bronze.
26-year-old Johnson-Thompson won with a British record of 6,981 points, having previously never taken an outdoor medal at this level.
It is Great Britain's third medal of the championships, after Dina Asher-Smith's 100m silver and 200m gold.
The lead was at 137 points before the concluding event - 800m - and the Liverpool athlete ran 2:07.26 - a fourth personal best of the competition.
Johnson-Thompson started as she meant to go on yesterday, improving her personal best in the 100m hurdles by 0.21 seconds in 13.09.
She was matched by Thiam with her 1.95m in the high jump, before a huge personal best in one of her weaker events - shot put.
Johnson-Thompson produced 13.86m, 71cm further than she had ever thrown previously.
She had a 96-point overnight lead after the 200m, nine more than at the same stage of the European Championships last year, where she finished second.
That pattern continued, with Johnson-Thompson's consistency allowed her to increase her lead over a below-par Thiam.
Johnson-Thompson made 6.77m in the long jump - one of her stronger events - while Thiam could only manage 6.40m, having jumped 6.86m in Birmingham in August on the way to victory.
Another PB effectively clinched gold in the javelin, Johnson-Thompson threw 43.93m, but Thiam - who had been struggling with an elbow injury - only managed 48.04m, some 11m off her best, and skipped her final throw.
Having trailed her rival at this stage in previous competitions, Johnson-Thompson's lead was at 137 points over Thiam before the final event.
With the hard work mostly done, Johnson-Thompson kept her cool during the 800m - one of Thiam's weaker events.
She lay on the track to contemplate her achievement, surpassing the previous British best of 6,955 set by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill as she took Olympic gold in 2012.
The emergence of Thiam, coupled with errors at previous championships, means that Johnson-Thompson's rise to this level has taken longer than some might have expected.
When double world and Olympic champion Ennis-Hill's career was coming to an end, the attention switched to the young rookie, hoping that she could continue the recent tradition of British success in this event.
Luck and form kept deserting Johnson-Thompson, three fouls in the long jump cost her at the 2015 World Championships, while sub-par performances in shot put and javelin meant she missed out on a medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Her podium hopes were damaged at the 2017 World when she underperformed in the high jump, one of her favourite events.
She had moved to a training base in Montpellier by now, working under coach Bertand Valcin - who also works with decathlon world record holder Kevin Mayer - but it wasn't until last year that the positive effects of the move were translated into results.
She won World Indoor pentathlon gold and the Commonwealth games title, before finishing second to Thiam at the European Championships.
The traditional multi-event meeting in Gotzis gave her a new personal best of 6,813 earlier this year, before eclipsing all previous achievements with success in Doha.
Laura Muir finished third in her 1500m semi-final to book her place in Saturday's final.
Having not raced since July before arriving in Doha due to injury, the 26-year-old's 4:01.05 was the third fastest time of the semi-finalists.
Compatriot Sarah McDonald missed out, while 4:00.99 was the fastest qualifying time by American Jenny Simpson and 10,000m champion Sifan Hassan also progressed.
The Dutchwoman won her semi-final in 4:14.69, having broken the mile world record earlier in the year.
Sophie McKinna finished 11th in the shot put final, with the Great Yarmouth 25-year-old throwing 17.99m in the final after producing a personal best if 18.61m in the previous round.
Gong Lijiao defended her title, the Chinese athlete threw 19.55m to win.
Salwa Eid Naser ran the third fastest women's 400m in history to stun Shaunae Miller-Uibo and take gold.
The Bahrain athlete ran 48.14 seconds - the fastest time for 34 years - to beat the Bahamian, who had not previously lost a 200m or 400m race in 2019.
Miller-Uibo was left chasing the whole time, as Naser went one better than her silver from two years ago, despite running a personal best of 48.37 - the sixth fastest of all time.
Niklas Kaul became the youngest decathlon world champion at 21, setting a new under-23 record of 8,691 points.
Maicel Uibo - Miller Uibo's husband - of Estonia took silver with a personal best and Canadian Damian Warner was third.
Defending champion and world record holder Mayer pulled out during the pole vault, with the Frenchman still suffering from an injury sustained in the 110m hurdles.
There will be three Brits in the men's 1500m semi-finals, as Jake Wightman, Josh Kerr and Neil Gourley all comfortably progressed.
In an amendment to the result of an event on Wednesday, Orlando Ortega of Spain will be acknowledged as joint bronze medallist with Pascal Martinot-Lagarde in the 110m hurdles.
Jamaican Omar McLeod fell, forcing Ortega to slow down and eventually finish fifth, so both he and Martinot-Lagarde will be recognised as bronze medallists.
Belgian defending champion Nafissatou Thiam was dethroned and took silver, while Austria's Verena Preiner claimed bronze.
26-year-old Johnson-Thompson won with a British record of 6,981 points, having previously never taken an outdoor medal at this level.
It is Great Britain's third medal of the championships, after Dina Asher-Smith's 100m silver and 200m gold.
The lead was at 137 points before the concluding event - 800m - and the Liverpool athlete ran 2:07.26 - a fourth personal best of the competition.
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| Photo from Telegraph |
She was matched by Thiam with her 1.95m in the high jump, before a huge personal best in one of her weaker events - shot put.
Johnson-Thompson produced 13.86m, 71cm further than she had ever thrown previously.
She had a 96-point overnight lead after the 200m, nine more than at the same stage of the European Championships last year, where she finished second.
That pattern continued, with Johnson-Thompson's consistency allowed her to increase her lead over a below-par Thiam.
Johnson-Thompson made 6.77m in the long jump - one of her stronger events - while Thiam could only manage 6.40m, having jumped 6.86m in Birmingham in August on the way to victory.
Another PB effectively clinched gold in the javelin, Johnson-Thompson threw 43.93m, but Thiam - who had been struggling with an elbow injury - only managed 48.04m, some 11m off her best, and skipped her final throw.
Having trailed her rival at this stage in previous competitions, Johnson-Thompson's lead was at 137 points over Thiam before the final event.
With the hard work mostly done, Johnson-Thompson kept her cool during the 800m - one of Thiam's weaker events.
She lay on the track to contemplate her achievement, surpassing the previous British best of 6,955 set by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill as she took Olympic gold in 2012.
 |
| Photo from Radio Exe |
When double world and Olympic champion Ennis-Hill's career was coming to an end, the attention switched to the young rookie, hoping that she could continue the recent tradition of British success in this event.
Luck and form kept deserting Johnson-Thompson, three fouls in the long jump cost her at the 2015 World Championships, while sub-par performances in shot put and javelin meant she missed out on a medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Her podium hopes were damaged at the 2017 World when she underperformed in the high jump, one of her favourite events.
She had moved to a training base in Montpellier by now, working under coach Bertand Valcin - who also works with decathlon world record holder Kevin Mayer - but it wasn't until last year that the positive effects of the move were translated into results.
She won World Indoor pentathlon gold and the Commonwealth games title, before finishing second to Thiam at the European Championships.
The traditional multi-event meeting in Gotzis gave her a new personal best of 6,813 earlier this year, before eclipsing all previous achievements with success in Doha.
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| Photo from BBC |
Having not raced since July before arriving in Doha due to injury, the 26-year-old's 4:01.05 was the third fastest time of the semi-finalists.
Compatriot Sarah McDonald missed out, while 4:00.99 was the fastest qualifying time by American Jenny Simpson and 10,000m champion Sifan Hassan also progressed.
The Dutchwoman won her semi-final in 4:14.69, having broken the mile world record earlier in the year.
Sophie McKinna finished 11th in the shot put final, with the Great Yarmouth 25-year-old throwing 17.99m in the final after producing a personal best if 18.61m in the previous round.
Gong Lijiao defended her title, the Chinese athlete threw 19.55m to win.
Salwa Eid Naser ran the third fastest women's 400m in history to stun Shaunae Miller-Uibo and take gold.
The Bahrain athlete ran 48.14 seconds - the fastest time for 34 years - to beat the Bahamian, who had not previously lost a 200m or 400m race in 2019.
Miller-Uibo was left chasing the whole time, as Naser went one better than her silver from two years ago, despite running a personal best of 48.37 - the sixth fastest of all time.
Niklas Kaul became the youngest decathlon world champion at 21, setting a new under-23 record of 8,691 points.
Maicel Uibo - Miller Uibo's husband - of Estonia took silver with a personal best and Canadian Damian Warner was third.
Defending champion and world record holder Mayer pulled out during the pole vault, with the Frenchman still suffering from an injury sustained in the 110m hurdles.
There will be three Brits in the men's 1500m semi-finals, as Jake Wightman, Josh Kerr and Neil Gourley all comfortably progressed.
In an amendment to the result of an event on Wednesday, Orlando Ortega of Spain will be acknowledged as joint bronze medallist with Pascal Martinot-Lagarde in the 110m hurdles.
Jamaican Omar McLeod fell, forcing Ortega to slow down and eventually finish fifth, so both he and Martinot-Lagarde will be recognised as bronze medallists.
RESULTS
Day Seven - 3 October
Women's Shot Put
1. Gong Lijiao (CHN) 19.55m
Women's 400m
1. Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 48.14s WL, NR
Day Seven - 3 October
Women's Shot Put
1. Gong Lijiao (CHN) 19.55m
2. Danniel Thomas-Dodd (JAM) 19.47m
3. Christina Schwanitz (GER) 19.17m
Women's 400m
1. Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 48.14s WL, NR
2. Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 48.37s AR
3. Shericka Jackson (JAM) 49.47s PB
Women's Heptathlon
1. Katarina Johnson-Thompson (UK) 6981pts NR
2. Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6677pts
3. Verena Preiner (AUT) 6560pts
Men's Decathlon
1. Niklas Kaul (GER) 8691pts PB
Women's Heptathlon
1. Katarina Johnson-Thompson (UK) 6981pts NR
2. Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6677pts
3. Verena Preiner (AUT) 6560pts
Men's Decathlon
1. Niklas Kaul (GER) 8691pts PB
2. Maicel Uibo (EST) 8694pts PB
3. Damian Warner (CAN) 8529pts
Key
AR - area record
NR - national record
PB - personal best
WL - world leading (in a given season)
SCHEDULE
Day Eight - 4 October
18:10 - Men's 1500m - Semi-Final
18:15 - Men's High Jump - Final
18:40 - Women's 4x100m Relay - Heats
19:00 - Women's Discus Throw - Final
19:05 - Men's 4x100m Relay - Heats
19:30 - Women's 400m Hurdles - Final
19:45 - Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Final
20:20 - Men's 400m - Final
21:30 - Men's 20km Race Walk - Final
World Athletics Championships Day One Report
World Athletics Championships Day Two Report
World Athletics Championships Day Three Report
World Athletics Championships Day Four Report
World Athletics Championships Day Five Report
World Athletics Championships Day Six Report
Key
AR - area record
NR - national record
PB - personal best
WL - world leading (in a given season)
Day Eight - 4 October
18:10 - Men's 1500m - Semi-Final
18:15 - Men's High Jump - Final
18:40 - Women's 4x100m Relay - Heats
19:00 - Women's Discus Throw - Final
19:05 - Men's 4x100m Relay - Heats
19:30 - Women's 400m Hurdles - Final
19:45 - Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Final
20:20 - Men's 400m - Final
21:30 - Men's 20km Race Walk - Final
World Athletics Championships Day One Report
World Athletics Championships Day Two Report
World Athletics Championships Day Three Report
World Athletics Championships Day Four Report
World Athletics Championships Day Five Report
World Athletics Championships Day Six Report
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