Jan 14, 2015

Katrina Johnson-Thompson will return from injury in Birmingham

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson will make her return from injury when she competes in the long jump at next month's Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.
The 21-year-old won world indoor long jump silver last March and led the world heptathlon rankings for 2014.
But she then missed the summer's Commonwealth Games and European Championships with a foot injury.

"At the moment I'm still in hard training but I'm sure by February I'll be raring to go," she said.
"Hopefully I can start back where I left last year because the last competition I did was a home event at the Glasgow Grand Prix (in July, where she finished second in the long jump).

KJT on the big stage

2009
World Youth Championships -heptathlon gold
2012
World Junior Championships - long jump gold
2012
London Olympics - heptathlon (15th)
2013
European under-23 championships -heptathlon gold
2013
World Championships - heptathlon (5th)
2014
World Indoor Championships - long jump silver
Johnson-Thompson will use the Birmingham meeting on 21 February to prepare for the pentathlon event at the European Indoor Championships in Prague, which start on 6 March.
She has a good track record at the Birmingham venue, having won 12 national junior titles and she remains the British junior heptathlon record holder.
Other British athletes to compete in Birmingham include double Olympic, world and European champion Mo Farah and European 100m champion James Dasaolu.