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World champion Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon after two events

Johnson-Thompson scored a total of 2197 points after the two events, while top favourite Nafi Thiam trails by 24 points in second.

Johnson-Thompson and Thiam staged an exciting high jump competition as they were the two athletes left to clear 1.95 metres. But they failed to do so in their three attempts and finished with the best mark of 1.92m.

The British athlete only went over the 1.92m in her last attempt and after an intense dispute with third-placed Anna Hall of the United States.

Thiam, who won the Olympic titles in 2016 and 2021, is the favourite to take the heptathlon crown in Paris. If she succeeds, she’ll make history by becoming the first woman to win three heptathlon golds.

Germany’s Sophie Weissenberg and American Chari Hawkins were the two athletes eliminated after the first two rounds.