KATARINA: I WAS NOT GOING TO LEAVE OLYMPICS IN WHEELCHAIR
DEVASTATED Katarina Johnson-Thompson has told of her agony after her Olympic dreams were shattered by injury.
The 28-year-old heptathlete was forced to quit with a calf injury during the 200m on Wednesday.
The Liverpool-born star, who had been sitting fifth overall after three events, refused a wheelchair and hobbled to the finish line.
She said: “I started the year in a wheelchair and I was not willing to end my Olympic campaign the same way… To be on my way to putting a decent score together [was] heartbreaking.
“I truly believed I was capable of winning a medal despite having up to half a year of missed training.”
It was the first heptathlon in nearly two years for Katarina, who had to have surgery on her Achilles in December.