Katarina’s golden joy in Australia

Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed the Commonwealth Games heptathlon title on the Gold Coast despite battling a calf injury during the two-day competition.

Johnson-Thompson finished fourth in the 800 metres to wrap up the crown and add it to her World Indoor Pentathlon title.

The 25-yearold struggled with the injury throughout and was far from her best, but still easily beat Canada’s Nina Schultz with England’s Niamh Emerton taking bronze.

Johnson-Thompson immediately set her sights on August’s European Championships in Berlin, saying: “I’m two-thirds of the way there.

“The treble is a big ask. I said that I wanted to win two golds, I’ve done that. I want to win three medals. It is a really big ask but I believe in myself.”

South Africa’s Caster Semenya added the 800m title to the 1500m title she won earlier in the Games, blazing home in a new Games record of one minute 56.68 seconds.

Diver Tom Daley won his fourth Commonwealth Games gold medal with victory in the men’s synchronised 10-metres platform title alongside partner Dan Goodfellow.

Olympic champions Jack Laugher and Chris Mears took the men’s synchronised threemetres springboard title with a winning score of 436.17.

England will play India in the men’s hockey bronze medal match after a 2-1 defeat to hosts Australia.