{"id":2576,"date":"2024-07-31T07:36:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/olympic-athletics-stars-rivalries-and-key-events-to-watch-at-paris-2024-games\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:36:20","slug":"olympic-athletics-stars-rivalries-and-key-events-to-watch-at-paris-2024-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/olympic-athletics-stars-rivalries-and-key-events-to-watch-at-paris-2024-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic athletics: Stars, rivalries and key events to watch at Paris 2024 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Katarina Johnson-Thompson declared her second heptathlon world title win in Budapest last summer as “the best day of my life”, after completing a remarkable turnaround in her career.<\/p>\n

Following her 2019 triumph the Briton, 31, overcame a career-threatening Achilles rupture before suffering injury heartbreak at the Tokyo Olympics – and now seeks redemption in the form of a first Olympic medal in Paris.<\/p>\n

Two-time reigning Olympic champion Nafi Thiam, 29, missed last year’s Worlds with injury but demonstrated a return to her best to take a dominant gold at the European Championships, where Johnson-Thompson withdrew with a minor injury.<\/p>\n

World silver medallist Anna Hall, 23, has also overcome injuries and seeks to emulate mentor Jackie Joyner-Kersee by winning gold for Team USA.<\/p>\n

Key dates:<\/b><\/i> Heptathlon 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m – 8 August; heptathlon long jump, javelin, 800m – 9 August<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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