Rexburg’s Hawkins makes up ground in final two events of heptathlon day one

SAINT-DENIS, France — After a forgettable showing successful nan precocious jump, section Olympian Chari Hawkins has made up crushed connected nan 3 competitors up of her arsenic she attempts to creep backmost into nan apical 20.

Hawkins recovered herself successful 5th spot pursuing nan 100-meter hurdles, successful which she ran 13.16 seconds, earning 1,100 points. But a no-height decorativeness successful nan precocious jump netted her zero points for nan 2nd arena leaving her successful 22nd spot astatine nan mid-day break Thursday astatine Stade de France.

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Following nan break, Hawkins returned to nan title and instantly began to dress up crushed connected nan 3 women straight up of her successful nan wide standings.

She scored 770 points pinch a changeable put of 13.64 meters, past tallied different 934 points, moving nan 200-meter sprint successful 24.49 seconds. She has accrued 2,804 points done 4 of nan 7 events.

With each of her past 2 scores, Hawkins closed nan spread Tori West (3,527), of Australia, Rita Nemes (3,547), of Hungary, and Kate O’Connor (3,596), of Ireland, each of whom she bested successful some events.

Great Britain’s Kate Johnson-Thompson presently leads nan 23-woman field, pinch a full people of 4,055. Americans Anna Hall (3,956) and Taliyah Brooks (3,810) are successful 3rd and seventh place, respectively.

The heptathlon will return to nan Stade de France shape Friday astatine 2 a.m. (MT) for nan last 3 events — agelong jump, javelin propulsion and 800-meter run.

EastIdahoNews.com will proceed providing updates connected Hawkins arsenic nan arena continues and concludes.