Katarina Johnson-Thompson to compete at British Grand Prix
Katarina Johnson-Thompson will compete in the long jump at British Grand Prix in Gateshead on July 13; the world heptathlon champion has only competed once in 2021; she suffered a serious Achilles injury at the end of last year
Last Updated: 05/07/21 1:17pm
World heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson will compete at the British Grand Prix as she looks to prove her fitness ahead of this summer's Olympics.
The 28-year-old is due to line up in the long jump in the Diamond League meeting in Gateshead on July 13.
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Johnson-Thompson suffered a serious Achilles injury at the end of last year and has only competed once in 2021, clearing 1.84m in the high jump at a low-key meet in Montpellier last week.
She was included in Team GB's track and field team subject to demonstrating her fitness ahead of the Tokyo Games.
She said: "Training has been going well and I'm so pleased to be competing at a big event like the Muller British Grand Prix. I'm really looking forward to being out there in front of a home crowd who always generate such a great
atmosphere."
It is also Gateshead's second Diamond League meet of the season with Dina Asher-Smith competing in the 200m before flying to Japan with the Olympics starting in under three weeks.
