Denise Lewis has told Katarina Johnson-Thompson her gold medal is the sign she needed not to quit before the Paris Olympics.
Johnson-Thompson admitted after retaining the heptathlon there had been moments “I didn’t know if I wanted to carry on”.
Lewis, a former Olympic champion and close confidante, said: “Kat was very doubtful whether she was going to stay in the sport. But if she were to leave and not get the opportunity to stand on the Olympic podium I just wonder whether she would think something was missing from her illustrious career.”
