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Katarina Johnson-Thompson proved British female athletes should not be underestimated when she took home the heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 last week.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old Liverpudlian scored 6,981 points at the tournament, being held in Qatar, setting not only a personal best, but a new British record.<\/p>\n

She managed to beat British record-holder Jessica Ennis-Hill<\/a>, who previously scored 6,955 for her heptathlon contest at the London Olympics 2012.<\/p>\n

Showing her support for fellow heptathlete, the now retired Ennis-Hill told the Mirror<\/a>: \u201cNobody can doubt her now. She has faced the best in the world and come out on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

This accolade for Johnson-Thompson comes after several years of competing in international competitions, including the London Olympics 2012, previous World Championships, and Rio 2016 Olympics. During the latter tournament, she placed sixth with a mark of 6,523.<\/p>\n

However, the athlete is now on track to take home the top prize at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics later this summer.<\/p>\n

Johnson-Thompson has clearly been left overwhelmed by her own achievements, taking to Twitter<\/a> to say: \u201cHonestly I can not believe what happened last night. WORLD CHAMPION. PB & New British record 6981 what the hell! [sic]\u201d<\/p>\n

Support for the rising star has been so great, this tweet alone has been re-tweeted 3,700 times and liked by 86,800 people on the social network.<\/p>\n

Female athletes are doing wonders for encouraging young women to get into sport, particularly when they walk away with huge accolades such as this.<\/p>\n

If Johnson-Thompson\u2019s achievements have inspired you, why not look at Putney netball lessons<\/a> and see what you are capable of?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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