Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's Heptathlon - 800 Metres - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 3, 2019 Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson reacts after winning gold REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
DOHA (Reuters) - Katarina Johnson-Thompson clinched gold in the heptathlon with the year's best performance after holding off the challenge of defending champion Nafissatou Thiam on Thursday to give Britain their second title at this year's world championships.
The 26-year-old Johnson-Thompson finished 304 points ahead of the Belgian, who was on a three-year winning streak in the event, with Verena Preiner of Austria claiming bronze.
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