Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Olympic silver medallist and two-time world champion in heptathlon.
Notable Quotes
"This season's been super difficult."View Story →
"Despite that the 33-year-old expresses her love for the event and explains she is still hungry for more."View Story →
"If I'm not competitive, I will start asking questions."View Story →
"The hunger is still there, and I love this event so much."View Story →
"It was important to me that I finished. I wanted to do it for [my team] as we worked so hard to be here."View Story →
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Johnson-Thompson grateful to still be competing
Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson reflects on her European Championships, where her heptathlon was impacted by a lack of training due to injury.
August 15, 2026Johnson-Thompson vows she still has hunger to compete
Katarina Johnson-Thompson says if she is "not competitive, I will start asking questions" after finishing 21st at the European Athletics Championships following a difficult season.
August 15, 2026O'Connor secures European gold in heptathlon
Kate O'Connor secures gold in the heptathlon at the European Championships in Birmingham.
August 15, 2026'Happy to be here' - Johnson-Thompson struggles on heptathlon return
Katarina Johnson-Thompson says injuries have held her back as she struggles on day one of the heptathlon at the European Championships.
August 14, 2026'She knows how to deliver' - Johnson-Thompson's 'huge' high jump
Two-time world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson gets a third-time clearance at 1.83m in the heptathlon high jump at the European Athletics Championships.
August 14, 2026Johnson-Thompson under way in the heptathlon
Two-time world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Commonwealth silver medallist Jade O'Dowda begin their heptathlon campaigns in the 100m hurdles, with Commonwealth Games champion Kate O'Connor competing for Ireland.
August 14, 2026European Athletics Championships: Key events, timetable & BBC coverage
Timetable and BBC coverage times for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham from 10-16 August.
August 10, 2026Hunter Bell eyes ambitious sweep after 800m gold in Glasgow
England's Georgia Hunter Bell eyes an ambitious sweep of gold medals in 2026 after winning the 800m Commonwealth Games title in Glasgow.
July 31, 2026Hodgkinson & Asher-Smith in GB squad for Europeans
Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are named in the Great Britain squad for next month's European Championships in Birmingham.
July 27, 2026Johnson-Thompson and Asher-Smith out of Commonwealths
Olympic silver medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson pulls out of the Commonwealth Games because of injury.
July 23, 2026