• New world champion beats mark set by Jessica Ennis-Hill• Solid displays on second day turned 800m into laps of honour
Finally. After so many injuries, heartbreaks, and self-eviscerations, Katarina Johnson-Thompson is the world heptathlon champion. A massive personal best of 6,981 meant she became the first person to topple Nafi Thiam, the Olympic champion and arguably the best female athlete in any sport, since May 2016.
If that was not sweet enough, there was even more icing on the cake as the 26-year-old athlete from
Liverpool also beat Jessica Ennis-Hill’s
British record of 6,955, set during the
London 2012 Olympics, by 36 points.