Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson both remain in strong contention for medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as they lie in second and third position in the heptathlon following the long jump competition.
Ennis-Hill, who was leading the competition overnight, went into the fifth event in confident form and produced a good leap of 6.34m to move to 5,013 points going into the final evening which sees the javelin and 800m decide the heptathlon.
Johnson-Thompson was marginally better than her compatriot as the 23-year-old from Liverpool jumped 6.51m to move into third overall on 4,967 points.
Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam is currently in first position after a personal best jump of 6.58m put her into the lead with 5,018 points overall, just five ahead of Ennis-Hill.
Both Ennis Hill and Johnson-Thompson will be aiming to overhaul Thiam to the gold medal spot and although the Belgian has a better personal best than the Brits in the javelin which is the sixth event, the Team GB duo both appear to have an advantage on past performances in the 800m which is the final event of the heptathlon.
In a busy morning of athletics at the Estádio Olímpico, Christine Ohuruogu looked impressive in the women’s 400m heats as the Beijing 2008 Olympic champion cruised through to the semi-final.
The 32-year-old, who claimed silver at London 2012, showed strong form in the final straight to cruise home in second place for automatic qualification for the semi-final.
She will be joined in the semi-final by Emily Diamond after the 25-year-old qualified as a fastest loser but Seren Bundy-Davies misses out after finishing her heat in seventh.
In the men’s 100m, CJ Ujah progressed through to the semi-finals with an impressive performance to finish second in his heat while James Dasaolu qualified as a fastest loser in a heat won by a certain Usain Bolt.
However there was disappointment for James Ellington as he missed out on a semi-final spot after finishing fifth.
“Obviously running against Usain Bolt – everyone is watching him but for me I’ve always got to try focus on my own race and try and execute,” said Dasaolu after qualifying.
“I didn’t get out of the blocks too well but the second half of my race was strong so I know there’s definitely more to come if I can get that front first-half of my race.
“I’ve raced him 6 or 7 times so although he’s Usain Bolt to everyone but to me he’s another fellow competitor and I focus on my lane, I can’t control what Usain does; I can control what I do.
“The track feels fine it feels good – it’s a track at the end of the day you’re here just to compete at the Olympics and make it through every round.”