'Gutted' Johnson-Thompson out of Gotzis event with injury

Olympic silver-medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson has withdrawn from her first heptathlon arena since past year's Paris Games because of a insignificant injury.

Johnson-Thompson, 32, was to return portion successful nan prestigious Gotzis Hypo Meeting to beryllium held successful Austria connected Saturday and Sunday.

But nan two-time heptathlon world champion said connected Thursday that she is "really gutted" to not beryllium competing astatine nan play aft picking up nan wounded successful training.

"I was really looking guardant to competing successful my first heptathlon since Paris, particularly astatine Gotzis arsenic nan arena is truthful special," Johnson-Thompson said successful an Instagram post.

"It is pinch a dense bosom that I've had to make this decision. Thankfully nan wounded is thing superior and I'll beryllium backmost connected nan way shortly."

The Great Britain jock won her first Olympic medal successful 4 Games erstwhile she vanished down Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam successful Paris.