Olympics: Briton Johnson-Thompson ready for Tokyo after injury return


FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Brussels - King Baudouin stadium, Brussels, Belgium - September 4, 2020 Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson during the Women's High Jump Final REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

(Reuters) - Britain's heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson said she is fully fit after recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon and is ready to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.

Johnson-Thompson, who sustained the injury in training at the end of last year, emerged as one of Britain's top gold medal prospects for Tokyo after winning the 2019 world title in Doha ahead of Rio Olympics champion Nafi Thiam of Belgium.

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