Johnson-Thompson trails Thiam in heptathlon at Euros

Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson trails leader Nafissatou Thiam by 143 points aft 2 events of nan heptathlon astatine nan European Athletics Championships successful Rome.

World champion Johnson-Thompson ran 13.66 seconds successful opening arena nan 100m hurdles and vanished seventh successful her heat.

The 31-year-old past registered nan joint-second champion of 1.83m successful nan precocious jump, on pinch compatriot Jade O’Dowda.

Olympic champion Thiam leads nan heptathlon aft moving 13.74s successful nan 100m hurdles and past leapfrogging to nan apical of nan standings pinch an awesome 1.95m successful nan precocious jump.

Thiam has 2,186 points, pinch chap Belgian Noor Vidts 2nd connected 2,078, Italy's Sveva Gerevini 3rd connected 2,050 and Johnson-Thompson connected 2,043 on pinch Croatia's Jana Koscak.

O’Dowda, 24, who ran 13.70s successful nan 100m hurdles, made 4 consecutive clearances astatine nan 3rd effort connected nan measurement to clearing 1.83m successful nan precocious jump and is successful sixth spot wide connected 2,037 points.

The shotput and 200m return spot successful nan evening convention connected Friday, pinch nan agelong jump, javelin and 800m being held connected Saturday.

Britain's Jemma Reekie ran 4 minutes 6.68 seconds to triumph her power successful nan women's 1500m.

She progresses done to Sunday's final, on pinch compatriots Georgia Bell (4:12.01) and Katie Snowden (4:12.17), who were 2nd and 3rd respectively successful their heat.