Katarina Johnson-Thompson is on the brink of heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with the British star leading the way ahead of the seventh and final event.
The 30-year-old, looking for a second world title after triumphing in Doha in 2019, holds a 26-points advantage over Netherlands' Anouk Vetter with just the 800m to come, at 5pm UK time.Johnson-Thompson was second overnight but moved 19 points in front of America's Anna Hall after leaping 6.54m in the long jump on Sunday morning.
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