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Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s impressive long jump moved her third after five events of the heptathlon at the World Championships in London.
The Briton produced a 6.56m long jump in the first of Sunday’s events in an effort that only leader Nafissatou Thiam’s 6.57 bettered.
It put Johnson-Thompson in the bronze position, with a slender 39-point advantage over Yorgelis Rodriguez.
The event finishes on Sunday with the javelin and 800m to go.
The javelin is not Johnson-Thompson’s strongest discipline as she has a personal best of 42.01m compared to 48.89m for Cuba’s Rodriguez.
However, the 24-year-old’s personal best in the 800m is five seconds faster than that of Rodriguez.
Belgium’s Thiam is the Olympic champion and holds a 96-point lead over second-placed Carolin Schafer of Germany.
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