TopTrevor: Katarina Johnson-Thompson had huge setbacks in the 2015 and 2017 World Championships and 2016 Olympics. After all the mishaps & heartbreak, delighted for her. This is huge for her with a World Championship next year.

Michelle: Wow @JohnsonThompson, external definitely the most outstanding performance of the #bbceurochamps, external European championship queen it may not be a gold but it was a gold performance.

Luke Richards: KJT so unlucky. Gave it everything. Unfortunately Thiam is just brilliant

Steve Cram
Commentator on BBC TV

In lane one Meghan Beesley gets the bronze

Every athlete will have thought 'it could be my night, it could be my race' and there you have it, she's done it.

Meghan Beesley what a performance!

And a superb run from British champion Meghan Beesley to smash and grab a surprise bronze in Sprunger's wake, finishing in 55.31 seconds.

A superb run from the 28-year-old who claimed world junior bronze 10 years ago.

it looked like Eilidh Doyle clipped a hurdle around the bend and came eighth.

Eilidh Doyle is looking good but Lea Sprunger leads into the final straight...

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Britain’s Eilidh Doyle will attempt to recreate the magic of her European gold from Zurich four years ago.

The Scot is only one-hundredth behind Switzerland’s Lea Sprunger - the fastest woman in Europe this year - on 2018 times.

British champion Meghan Beesley is in lane one.

Lee B: Great effort by Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Could have done no more in 800m. If she can nail the shot put there's no end to her potential.

Tom: Can't take anything away from Thiam though, European, World and Olympic Champion before her 24th birthday. Ridiculous.

Els: Amazing run in that final Heptathlon event @JohnsonThompson, external . So unlucky!!

Michael Johnson
Four-time Olympic gold medallist athlete on BBC TV

You have to take one step at a time, we need to remember that. I think even from here, we can talk about what it takes to beat Thiam, but Katarina needs to stay focused on her own performance and try to improve in the areas that she can.

She needs to continue to come into these championships producing her best performances and the medals will fall wherever they will.

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Praise from back in the British camp.

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
London 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion on BBC TV

Katarina can take this into next year.

She had some real doubts about whether she really wanted to continue in the heptathlon.

It's tough and when I was coming into the sport, I had Karolina Kluft to beat.

It's hard but you can only focus on yourself.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Nafi Thiam embark on their lap of honour accompanied by the rest of the field.

Denise Lewis
Olympic heptathlon gold medallist on BBC TV

The stage is set and the mental gain Kat will get from this is massive.

She has risen to the challenge, she has earned this silver medal.

Steve Backley
Two-time world javelin silver medallist on BBC TV

Thiam had to respond to Kat Johnson-Thompson. She had to deliver. I cannot say enough in praise of Johnson-Thompson's performance over these last two days.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson takes silver and a personal best total of 6759 points away from the competition.

After upping sticks to France and enduring a couple of confidence-shaking major championships at Rio 2016 and London 2017, she has some vindication and belief as well.

Steve Backley
Two-time world javelin silver medallist on BBC TV

She gave it her all and I really like the way she attacked every event and executed them.

Not just the events she's strong at, but the ones she's not sometimes as strong at, the shot put and the javelin.

What a year it's been for her, a gold at the Commonwealth Games and the World indoors and a silver medal here.

Kat will take away a massive confidence boost after this as she knows she can perform under pressure. She put in a world-class performance there.

But that's the mark of a champion as Thiam didn't quite look at her best but she still got the job done.

Nafi Thiam has done just enough.

But Katarina Johnson-Thompson has given everything.

The Briton is splattered on the floor at the end of the 800m.

Thiam has gold by 57 points in the end.

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Is KJT tying up?

No, she's still pushing...