The 31-year-old from Liverpool loved a superb first day on the Stade de France, securing an in a single day lead after a strong 200m efficiency adopted a private finest within the shot put.
Nevertheless, as anticipated, it’s Thiam on the high of the standings heading into the ultimate occasion, after the Olympic champion in Rio and Tokyo produced a throw of 54.04m within the javelin on Friday morning.
That was practically 9 metres greater than Johnson-Thompson may handle, and it means Thiam is in pole place heading into the 800m.
What does Katarina Johnson-Thompson have to win gold medal?
With simply the 800m to go within the heptathlon, Thiam holds a lead of 121 factors over Johnson-Thompson. Annik Kalin of Switzerland is in third, 109 factors off the British athlete, with Noor Vidts 5 factors additional again.
If Johnson-Thompson is to win gold in Paris tonight, she should beat Thiam by round eight and a half seconds within the 800m.
The Briton’s private finest over the space is 2:05.63, set on the World Championships in Hungary final yr. Thiam’s finest got here earlier this summer time, when she ran a 2:11.79.
It means if the Belgian is to match her private finest, Johnson-Thompson should take no less than two seconds off her finest ever time. She will likely be assured of sealing a spot on the rostrum on the very least, for what could be her first Olympic medal.
Anna Corridor presently sits fifth within the total standings, however is able to working a really fast 800m and continues to be firmly within the medal hunt.
Heptathlon standings after six occasions:
|
Place |
Athlete |
Factors |
200m PB |
|
1 |
Nafi Thiam |
5924 |
2:11.79 |
|
2 |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson |
5803 |
2:05.63 |
|
3 |
Annik Kalin |
5694 |
2:13.73 |
|
4 |
Noor Vidts |
5689 |
2:08.50 |
|
5 |
Anna Corridor |
5567 |
2:02.97 |