Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson clinches Olympic place

ByReuters

Updated 30/05/2016 at 12:31 GMT

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson is relieved after booking her place at the Rio Games in August and says she is setting her sights on a first Olympic heptathlon gold medal.

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson is relieved after booking her place at the Rio Games in August.

Image credit: AFP

The 23-year-old accumulated the 6,200 points needed for Olympic qualification at the Hypo-Meeting in Goetzis on Sunday to join compatriot Jessica Ennis-Hill in the Rio lineup.

The Austrian event, won by Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton, was Johnson-Thompson's first major outing since a knee operation in October.

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"The feeling is one of relief more than anything else," she told British media. "I've got a lot to work on between now and then but this is my first time back after surgery and I know exactly what I need to work on.

"My goal is definitely a gold medal in Rio. I'm always a glass half-full person."

Johnson-Thompson, who finished sixth at Goetzis with 6,304 points, recorded three personal bests.

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