'It's been a victory to make it this far': Katarina Johnson-Thompson 'at peace' with her slim chance of winning the heptathlon with Olympic glory set to elude her after an achilles tendon rupture cruelly robbed her of the chance for gold Katarina Johnson-Thompson was a leading contender heading into last year However, the pandemic and a huge injury have put paid to her hopes of gold The achilles tendon rupture in January has had a big impact on performance The Liverpudlian is happy just to be able to compete after a tough 2021 Johnson-Thompson's woes mirror that of big sprint hope Dina Asher-Smith Find out the latest Tokyo Olympic news including schedule, medal table and results right here
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If luck can flip quickly in sport, then the track and field athletes of Britain might wish to invest in a new coin.
It is the epitome of bad fortune that both of the nation's world champions arrived in Tokyo unable to hit their potential.