HUGE: Katarina Johnson takes heptathlon silver on her first Olympic medal

Katarina Johnson-Thompson laid it all on the line to secure heptathlon silver at the Stade de France for her first Olympic medal.

The Liverpudlian sat 121 points behind Belgian champion Nafissatou Thiam entering the final event, the 800 metres. She faced a nearly impossible task, needing to beat Thiam by more than eight seconds to surpass her main rival.

Johnson-Thompson finished 36 points behind Thiam, who has now successfully defended her Olympic championship twice, despite recording a personal best time of 2:04.90. Noor Vidts of Belgium completed the podium.