Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson can't manage it! She can't overhaul the eight-and-a-half second gap to leader Nafi Thiam of Belgium, and Thiam takes gold!There was drama as Hungarian Xénia ...

KJT and Nafi Thiam in Paris. About The Author. Euan Crumley. PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 09: Nafissatou Thiam (2nd R) of Team Belgium embraces with Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Team Great Britain ...

“Nafi is disappointed to skip a major championship but keeps a strong vision for her long-term goals and the Paris Olympic Games.” Last year, Thiam won the seven-event heptathlon at worlds in Eugene, ...

Belgium 's Nafi Thiam and Britain 's Katarina Johnson-Thompson have cleared the height of 1.80m, while USA 's Anna Hall fails to clear it at her first attempt. More on that as it comes.

But change can be a double-edged sword – some thrive and flourish; others wilt and wither. For Thiam, it was the former. Thiam (R) running in the 800m of the heptathlon on August 9.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson can become a British great, according to Daley Thompson. The two-time Olympic decathlon champion believes heptathlete Johnson-Thompson can join the sporting heavyweights ...

BRUSSELS -- Three-time Olympic heptathlon champion Nafi Thiam is to skip this year's indoor season, preferring to concentrate on her preparations for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in ...

Thiam left the door ajar for KJT and she has really taken it to her. That is very significant. You cannot overestimate the importance of that jump. She knows her chances of taking this title have ...

Nafi Thiam of Belgium competes in the heptathlon’s 800 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images) By Gary Klein. Staff Writer Follow. Aug. 5, 2021 9:12 PM PT .

Johnson-Thompson breaks Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill's British record with 6,981 points She set four PBs in competition Thiam finishes with 6,677 points - 304 behind Laura Muir reaches 1500m final; GB ...

Johnson-Thompson breaks Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill's British record with 6,981 points She set four PBs in competition Thiam finishes with 6,677 points - 304 behind Laura Muir reaches 1500m final; GB ...

KJT stands, hands on hips, eyes closed, cheeks puffed out as Marthe Koala fouls her second jump. ... Nafi Thiam's season best jump is the same as her personal best - a massive 6.86.