Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed her first global title with victory in the pentathlon at the World Indoor Athletics Championships. The 25-year-old built on three solid events in Friday’s morning session by moving into first place with 6.50m in the long jump in Birmingham. She went into the final 800m event with effectively a two-second lead over Austria’s Ivona Dadic. Johnson-Thompson looked comfortable throughout and pulled clear to win. “I can’t believe it,” Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport. “I’ve dreamed of this for so long. It’s been a wobbly day but I’m happy I got the opportunity”.
