Katarina Johnson-Thompson produced a personal best of 14.44m in the shot put to help her establish a 48-point lead after four events of the heptathlon
banish her Olympic bogeyman? After a supremely relaxed performance on the first day of the women’s heptathlon he should be quaking in his boots.
Throughout the day, Johnson-Thompson was shoulder to shoulder with Thiam, who she has competed against since junior competition, the two taking it in turn to lead the field. For an athlete who threw 13.64 metres when she won the world title last year, Johnson-Thompson’s first throw of 13.38 was a disappointment, 12.65 on her second provoked a grimace.
After three events, Thiam edged ahead with 3,070, but Johnson-Thompson’s barnstorming shot put meant the lead was narrowed to 50 points, with the Liverpudlian on 3,020 and Hall on 2,965 in third.
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