GOTZIS:
KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON claimed gold in the prestigious Hypo-Meeting
in Gotzis as Great Britain's latest heptathlon star laid down a marker
with a personal best ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Victory in the 800 metres saw the 21-year-old pip Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton to gold by 41 points, 6,682 to 6,641, with the same pair expected to challenge one another in Glasgow this summer in the absence of Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Johnson-Thompson had sat second overnight but moved into first by winning the long jump with 6.70 metres to Theisen-Eaten's 6.59.
The Canadian reclaimed top spot in the javelin but Johnson-Thompson's new personal best of 41.44m in the event left her primed ahead of her favoured 800m and she duly delivered.
There was even more encouraging news for Britain with 17-year-old Morgan Lake finishing 17th, having also set a personal best in the javelin as she broke the 6,000 points mark with 6,081.
Victory in the 800 metres saw the 21-year-old pip Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton to gold by 41 points, 6,682 to 6,641, with the same pair expected to challenge one another in Glasgow this summer in the absence of Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Johnson-Thompson had sat second overnight but moved into first by winning the long jump with 6.70 metres to Theisen-Eaten's 6.59.
The Canadian reclaimed top spot in the javelin but Johnson-Thompson's new personal best of 41.44m in the event left her primed ahead of her favoured 800m and she duly delivered.
There was even more encouraging news for Britain with 17-year-old Morgan Lake finishing 17th, having also set a personal best in the javelin as she broke the 6,000 points mark with 6,081.
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