Katarina Johnson-Thompson admitted to having fun with the “greatest 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 acquired off to a wonderful begin on Thursday morning and sat prime of the pack after the morning session’s 100m hurdles and the excessive soar forward of major 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.
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 stated: “It was an excellent day, the most effective I’ve had in a very long time. Couple of actually good indicators, and an excellent couple of occasions, so I’m actually happy with what I’ve put collectively.
“I have been saying that coaching has been going rather 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 likely one of the greatest locations I’ve ever been in coming into an Olympics. This looks like a mix of every little thing that I’ve discovered, so I’m making an attempt to place it collectively.”
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 greatest, however solely ok for fifth-furthest.
The heptathlete informed the BBC: “That was fully for Denise Lewis sitting within the studio, in all probability the most effective factor I’ve ever executed in my profession, and I’ve jumped 1.98 [before]. That topped every little thing. A bit of 14-metre shot put.”
Johnson-Thompson’s excessive soar was her highest clearance in 5 years, whereas it was additionally a season’s greatest 13.40 within the 100m hurdles.
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