Johnson-Thompson, who was bidding to add a heptathlon Olympic gold to the world title she won in Doha, pulled out after injuring her right calf during the 200m. Although she got up to finish the race, she was soon disqualified for stepping out her lane. You want it? We have it.
A calf injury caused Johnson-Thompson to fall on the track, but she waved off medical attention to cross the finish line.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson sustained an injury to her right calf during the 200m and has had to withdraw from the heptathlon," British Athletics said in a statement.
She was disqualified from the heat for leaving her lane.
Johnson-Thompson had suffered a ruptured Achilles in her left leg in December.
The 200-meter dash is the fourth of seven events in the women's heptathlon.
Johnson-Thompson completed the 100-meter hurdles, high jump and shot put. She won her hurdles heat and tied for second in the high jump. She was in fifth place in the overall standings going into the 200 meters.
The winner of the heptathlon at the 2019 World Championships, Johnson-Thompson was competing in the Olympics for the third time in her career. She finished sixth at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
She fully ruptured her Achilles in December. The fact that she made the Olympic Games is remarkable.
It shows the fact that medical science has moved forward leaps and bounds to help athletes. That was the sort of injury that would end careers not so long ago. But she was here and she was determined to give it her absolute all but it wasn’t to be.
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