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Olympics 2024: Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads Olympic heptathlon after first day of competitors
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Olympics 2024: Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads Olympic heptathlon after first day of competitors

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By Tycoon Herald 5 Min Read Published August 9, 2024
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson admitted to having fun with the “best day” in a very long time because the Brit led the Olympic heptathlon after the primary day of competitors at Stade de France.

The Liverpudlian bought off to a wonderful begin on Thursday morning and sat high of the pack after the morning session’s 100m hurdles and the excessive leap forward of essential rival Nafissatou Thiam.

The Belgian and Briton briefly swapped locations following the night’s shot put session, however Johnson-Thompson regained her benefit after clocking 23.44 seconds within the 200m.

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She enters day two with a mixed 4055 factors, 48 greater than Thiam and 99 forward of the US’ Anna Corridor, Thursday’s third-place finisher.

Johnson-Thompson mentioned: “It was a very good day, the most effective I’ve had in a very long time. Couple of actually good indicators, and a very good couple of occasions, so I’m actually happy with what I’ve put collectively.

“I have been saying that coaching has been going very well, I’ve had no accidents since Rome [European Championships], so I have been placing collectively weeks and weeks of coaching.

“You by no means know what to anticipate when you do not compete as a lot, however I’m actually completely happy I used to be in a position to put out what I have been seeing in coaching.

“It is one of the best places I have ever been in coming into an Olympics. This seems like a combination of everything that I have learned, so I am trying to put it together.”

Olympics 2024: Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads Olympic heptathlon after first day of competitors
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Johnson-Thompson enters day two with a mixed 4055 factors, 48 greater than Nafissatou Thiam and 99 forward of the Anna Corridor

Thiam briefly took a 50-point lead within the shot put when she equalled her private better of 15.54 for the most effective throw of the night.

Johnson-Thompson’s 14.44 was additionally a private finest, however solely ok for fifth-furthest.

The heptathlete informed the BBC: “That was entirely for Denise Lewis sitting in the studio, probably the best thing I’ve ever done in my career, and I’ve jumped 1.98 [before]. That topped everything. A little 14-metre shot put.”

Johnson-Thompson’s excessive leap was her highest clearance in 5 years, whereas it was additionally a season’s finest 13.40 within the 100m hurdles.

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