Reigning world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson left the BBC pundits singing her praise after an impressive start to the heptathlon event at the Paris Olympics. Johnson-Thompson finished day one of the heptathlon top of the leaderboard, just ahead of main rival Nafissatou Thiam. With 4055 points on the board already, it’s the best position the 31-year-old has been at any Olympics Games previously. She set a personal best in shot put with an incredible throw of 14.44m and clinched season-best results in the 100m hurdles and high jump. Johnson-Thompson cut a frustrated figure after the final e…
