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London 2012: Olympic debut excites Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Saturday, 21 July 2012 (on July 21, 2012)
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Liverpool's 19-year-old heptathlete feels flattered to be called the 'new Jessica Ennis' but is ready to make her own mark

Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the 19-year-old heptathlete better known as the..


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