Thiam wins Olympic heptathlon again but silver lining for Johnson-Thompson

  • Belgian wins third successive title by 36 points
  • All three medallists run PBs in 800m finale

Katarina Johnson-Thompson banished her Olympic demons for good at the Stade de France, taking silver medal in the heptathlon while Belgium’s superlative Nafissatou Thiam won a third consecutive gold in the event and confirmed her position as one of the greatest athletes of the modern era.

To take the gold Johnson-Thompson would have had to take a huge lead on Thiam in the final event, the 800m, and finish just over eight seconds ahead of her rival. But even in this form, it proved beyond her. She came second in their heat in 2min 04.39sec, ahead of Thiam on 2.10.62. Another Belgian Noor Vidts took the bronze medal.

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