Athletics - British all-rounder 'KJT' comes of age in Birmingham


Athletics - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2018 - Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Britain - March 2, 2018 Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson celebrates winning the Women's Pentathlon Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who has long threatened to break through into the golden ranks of the world's top all-round athletes, finally lifted the global senior title her talent demanded in Birmingham on Friday.

Known throughout British athletics as 'KJT', the gifted Liverpudlian has suffered disappointments and under-performed on the biggest stage, but this time she made no mistake in winning the pentathlon title at the world indoor championships.

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