"In the fifth of seven events in the heptathlon, the Dundalk athlete had a best of 6.22m, which saw her drop from second to fourth in the standings on 4824 points. Given the long jump is one of O'Connor's weaker events, that was expected and with the javelin to come next, she'll likely push back up into the medal positions before the concluding 800m."
"Out front and looking unstoppable in the race for gold is Anna Hall on 5041 points, while fellow US athlete Taliyah Brooks has moved up to second on 4930 points after a PB of 6.79m in the long jump. Britain's reigning world champion, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, now sits third on 4874, 40 points ahead of O'Connor, but the Irishwoman has a significantly stronger javelin and should build a decent lead on her British rival ahead of the 800m."
"O'Connor's javelin best this year is 51.87m, while Johnson-Thompson has only thrown 41.98m - which equates to a difference of 191 points. It's likely that O'Connor will end up in a race for silver with Johnson-Thompson and she will be keen to utilise the javelin to build as big of an advantage as possible ahead of the 800m, where Johnson-Thompson has a much quicker PB."
O'Connor recorded a 6.22m long jump in the fifth heptathlon event and dropped from second to fourth on 4824 points. Anna Hall leads on 5041, Taliyah Brooks is second on 4930 after a 6.79m PB, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson is third on 4874, 40 points ahead of O'Connor. O'Connor's javelin best of 51.87m compares with Johnson-Thompson's 41.98m, a 191-point gap. Johnson-Thompson's 800m PB of 2:04.90 gives her an 83-point edge over O'Connor's 2:10.46, with each second worth about 14–15 points. Brooks' marks suggest O'Connor could still gain on the American, and Nafi Thiam withdrew after the long jump. O'Connor is 191 points up on her five-event position when she set the Irish record of 6497 and is on track to challenge 6700.
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