Former England world champion Katrina Johnson-Thompson defended her title in the heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
Katrina, who has struggled with injuries over the past three years, won Birmingham with 6,377 points, claiming her first win since winning the world title in 2019.
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Katrina overcame a ruptured Achilles tendon to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games, but she had to withdraw midway due to a calf injury in the 200m race, Xinhua news agency reported.
The 29-year-old failed to defend her world title last month, finishing only eighth at the tournament in Eugene, United States.
“It’s been tough,” Katrina said. “I had moments where I didn’t know if I wanted to move on. But by getting out of here and getting the gold, I proved to myself that moving on was worth it.”
Scotland’s Eilish McColgan won her first major title in her career as the 31-year-old finished first in the women’s 10,000 meters in a new Games record of 30 minutes and 48.60 seconds.
McColgan’s mother won the same title twice, in 1986 and 1990.
In the 100 m final, double Olympic 100 m champion Alain Thompson-Hera of Jamaica won the women’s race in 10.95 seconds, while Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala won the men’s gold in 10.02 seconds.
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In pool, Scotland’s Duncan Scott set a new sporting record of 1:56.88s to win the men’s 200m individual medley title.
Ben Proud of England won the men’s 50m freestyle final in 21.36 seconds.
In weightlifting, Olympic silver medalist Emily Campbell of England won the women’s +87kg category with a total of 286kg, beating defending champion Feigaiga Stowers of Samoa to finish second.
“I hope people see how beautiful our game is. All week you’ve seen it, no matter what you look like, what shape you are, what size you are, you can pick up once and can do it,” said 28-year-old Campbell.
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