Katarina Johnson-Thompson clinched a shared bronze medal at the World Championships after finishing the heptathlon level on points with American Taliyah Brooks.
The defending world champion from Liverpool needed to beat Brooks in the 800 metres, the final event, by about six seconds to claim bronze, and crossed the finish second in two minutes 07.38 seconds.
Brooks finished ninth in the 800m in 2:13.17, meaning both women were level in the combined scoring at 6581 points.
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson claims bronze in the heptathlon with 6581 points!
She finishes level on points with the USA's Taliyah Brooks and they will share the medal #WCHTokyo25 #NovunaGBNI #WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/TvqpCgVKlU
They faced a nervy wait on the track until it was determined the medal would be shared.
The United States’ Anna Hall was crowned champion with 6888 points and there was a historic silver for Ireland’s Kate O’Connor, who set a national record of 6714 points.
It was Ireland’s first-ever outdoor senior multi-event medal, and the country’s first World Championship medal in 12 years.
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