Jessica Ennis Wins Heptathlon Gold - London 2012 Olympics
By Jonathan Rumley, CBC Sports
Canadian heptathleteBrianne Theisen-Eaton has a hill to climb if she"s going to contend for Olympic gold in the heptathlonin Rio.Theisen-Eatonis sixth after fourevents with 3,871points.
Jessica Ennis-Hill of Great Britain leads after the 200-metre, shot put, high jump and 100-metre events with 4,057 points.
Theisen-Eaton, from Humboldt, Sask., is ranked No. 1 in the world in 2016, but had a disappointing startin the 100-metre hurdles, finishing in 13.18 secondswell off her personal best. She then moved up a spotwith a clearance of 1.86 metres in the high jump which was her best jump of the season and remained in fifth place after the shot put.
She ended Day 1 finishing ninth in the 200 metres with a time of 24.18 seconds,droppingher tosixth.
The 27-year-old has bounced back from a disappointing Day 1 before.At last year"s world championships in Beijing, she was fourth after the first day, but roared back to win silver.
Ennis-Hill,who wasexpected to battle Theisen-Eaton for gold, cleared 1.89 in the high jump and had the fastest run in the hurdles, clocking 12.84 on a wettrack.
Many of the athletes were slower than their bests in wet andrainy conditions.
Theisen-Eatonhas threemore events to boost her standing and potentially land on the podium. She finished11that the 2012 Olympics in London, and isa two-time winner of the prestigious GtzisHypo Meetingevent.
With files from the Canadian Press
Source: http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/canada-brianne-theisen-eaton-sits-6th-after-1st-heptathlon-event.html
