Katarina Johnson-Thompson, photo by PhotoRun.net
KJT joins French Group
LIVERPOOL (GBR): European indoor pentathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson will join Kevin Mayer and Antoinette Nana Djimou’s training group in Montpellier, informs L’Equipe. Johnson-Thompson split up with her long-time coach Mike Holmes after the Olympics and will now be coached by Bertrand Valcin and Jean Yves Cochand while Bruno Gajer will advise her in the 800m. Johnson-Thompson will travel out to Stellenbosch in South Africa for a warm weather training trip next month ahead of the indoor season. According to The Sun, Olympic 200m finalist Adam Gemili has joined Rana Reider’s group after splitting up with Steve Fudge.