Katarina Johnson-Thompson takes pentathlon gold at World Indoors

• ‘It’s been a long time coming but I am finally a world champion’
• Ivona Dodic wins silver and Yorgelis Rodriguez takes bronze

Finally she delivered. For too long the expectation surrounding Katarina Johnson-Thompson has acted as a dragnet on her body and mind but, urged on by a boisterous home crowd, the 25-year-old powered away to claim her first world title and then promised it would be a springboard for an even brighter future.

“It’s been a long time coming but I am finally a world champion,” she said, her voice hoarse after the exertions of a day spent sprinting, jumping and throwing, before sealing the pentathlon gold medal with victory in the 800m. “It means the world to me. This is something I have been trying to do since 2012 when I stepped into the international scene.”

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2oMY8Nt