‘The Olympic Village is one of the toughest places to get a good night’s sleep’Katarina Johnson-Thompson Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAA Team GB heptathlete and indoor pentathlete, Johnson-Thompson is a two-time world champion, two-time Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic silver medallist in the heptathlon. In the indoor pentathlon, she is a world champion and two-time European champion. The 33-year-old relies on having a fresh head for fine-tuning the varied technical details of her seven events, from hurdles to high jump; things get sloppy without proper recovery, she says. She’s competing in the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, from 10-16 August.How many hours do you sleep at night?
I go to bed at 10pm and wake up around 7am. I have Sundays off and on Thursdays I don’t do anything that physical, so on those nights I’m a bit more restless.Do you track your sleep?
I did for a while using a Whoop band, but I got too obsessed with it so I haven’t for a couple of years now.Do you eat or drink anything before bed?
I’ve been doing a kiwi trend I saw online recently, where you have a kiwi fruit a couple of hours before bed, as it’s said they contain vitamins and antioxidants that can improve sleep quality.Do you use any gadgets or sleep aids?
