World heptathlon champion will face Malaika Mihambo, Ivana Vuleta and Lorraine Ugen on the Müller Birmingham Diamond League on Could 21

With lower than every week to go earlier than the Müller Birmingham Diamond League, Katarina Johnson-Thompson has entered the star-studded assembly and can compete within the lengthy bounce.

The Briton will face Olympic and world lengthy bounce champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany, world indoor champion Ivana Vuleta of Serbia and world indoor medallists Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk of Ukraine and Lorraine Ugen of Britain.

Followers shall be hoping the competitors is as tight because the 2019 Diamond League in Birmingham the place Olympic heptathlon gained the ladies’s lengthy bounce with 6.86m with Johnson-Thompson and Vuleta only one centimetre behind.

“I’ve had loads of ups and downs in my profession, and it’s actually taught me to know alternatives after they come alongside as you by no means know what’s across the nook,” mentioned the Liverpool Harrier who is because of make her first aggressive look within the UK since her Olympic Video games have been ended as a result of harm.

“I’m hoping to defend each my World and Commonwealth titles this summer time and that’s an enormous motivator for me. To compete within the Alexander Stadium forward of the Commonwealth Video games is a incredible alternative.

“I’m engaged on some new issues, it’s nonetheless comparatively early season and though it’s necessary for me to carry out on the highest degree, it’s additionally about constructing slowly in direction of the key championships, gaining confidence, and simply getting again on the market and having fun with myself,” added Johnson-Thompson, who’s now coached by Petros Kyprianou in Florida.

“I like being an athlete and competing in entrance of massive crowds, so the chance to compete in entrance of the British followers at residence could be very particular and one I’m actually wanting ahead to.”

The 29-year-old is ranked third on the British all-time record for lengthy bounce with a better of 6.93m (indoors), can be a world indoor pentathlon champion (2018), world indoor lengthy bounce silver medallist (2014) and European Championships silver medallist (2018) – and her outside finest is 6.92m.

Along with holding the British heptathlon report (6981) – a mark she achieved in successful her world outside title in Doha 2019 – she’s the nationwide excessive bounce report holder with a finest peak of 1.98m.

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