– Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads the heptathlon event at the Paris Olympics with 2,197 points, followed by Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam.
– Other British and Irish athletes are also competing, with Jade O’Dowda in ninth place and Kate O’Connor in 19th.
– The shot put and 200m events are up next, with the medals decided after the long jump, javelin, and 800m on Friday.
– The British women’s 4x100m relay team advanced to the final, while the men’s team secured a spot with a season’s best time of 38.04.
– Johnson-Thompson performed well in the 100m hurdles and high jump, despite fitness challenges, and is aiming for an Olympic medal.
– She earned 1,065 points in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.40 seconds and cleared 1.92m in the high jump, her best mark in five years.