KATE O’CONNOR CONTINUES to lead after four events at the 2026 Commonwealth Games heptathlon in Glasgow.
The 25-year-old Dundalk AC star was leading after the high jump and the 100m hurdles earlier today, and continues to hold pole position after the shot put and 200m instalments of the competition.
O’Connor was competing in terrible weather conditions and slipped into second after the shot put with a throw of 12.85m. She was overtaken by England’s Jade O’Dowda who threw for 13.28m.
But O’Connor regained control of the leaderboard with a brilliant run in the 200m. She won the first heat in a season’s best time of 24.14, coming in ahead of England’s Niamh Emerson in 24.95, while Lucy Woodward who took third after clocking 25.25.
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Anna McCauley won the second heat in 24.55 with O’Dowda coming in seventh in 24.93.
This means that O’Connor will take the overnight lead on 3,731 points with O’Dowda in second on 3,682 and Mia Scerri of Australia sits in third with 3,560 points.
Earlier today, O’Connor finished joint-first in the high jump at Scotstoun Stadium, vaulting her four points ahead of O’Dowda atop the leaderboard.
O’Connor cleared 1.82m on her third attempt, marking a season’s best and coming within 4cm of her personal best. She couldn’t improve on that mark after three efforts at 1.85m.
That left her 2,047 points after two events, with O’Dowda on 2,043. New Zealand’s Maddie Wilson, who matched O’Connor’s 1.82m in the high jump, was third at that point on 1,942 points.
In the opening event, O’Connor clocked 13.54 seconds in the 100m hurdles – just 0.10 seconds off her best.
She finished third in a race won by sprint hurdles specialist Sienna MacDonald of Canada, with O’Dowda second.
O’Connor is targeting the gold medal, and her main rival, England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson, has withdrawn due to injury.
The heptathletes will now turn their attention to the long jump, javelin, and 800m on Wednesday.
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Kate O'Connor continues to lead after four events of Commonwealth Games heptathlon
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KATE O’CONNOR CONTINUES to lead after four events at the 2026 Commonwealth Games heptathlon in Glasgow.
The 25-year-old Dundalk AC star was leading after the high jump and the 100m hurdles earlier today, and continues to hold pole position after the shot put and 200m instalments of the competition.
O’Connor was competing in terrible weather conditions and slipped into second after the shot put with a throw of 12.85m. She was overtaken by England’s Jade O’Dowda who threw for 13.28m.
But O’Connor regained control of the leaderboard with a brilliant run in the 200m. She won the first heat in a season’s best time of 24.14, coming in ahead of England’s Niamh Emerson in 24.95, while Lucy Woodward who took third after clocking 25.25.
Anna McCauley won the second heat in 24.55 with O’Dowda coming in seventh in 24.93.
This means that O’Connor will take the overnight lead on 3,731 points with O’Dowda in second on 3,682 and Mia Scerri of Australia sits in third with 3,560 points.
Earlier today, O’Connor finished joint-first in the high jump at Scotstoun Stadium, vaulting her four points ahead of O’Dowda atop the leaderboard.
O’Connor cleared 1.82m on her third attempt, marking a season’s best and coming within 4cm of her personal best. She couldn’t improve on that mark after three efforts at 1.85m.
That left her 2,047 points after two events, with O’Dowda on 2,043. New Zealand’s Maddie Wilson, who matched O’Connor’s 1.82m in the high jump, was third at that point on 1,942 points.
In the opening event, O’Connor clocked 13.54 seconds in the 100m hurdles – just 0.10 seconds off her best.
She finished third in a race won by sprint hurdles specialist Sienna MacDonald of Canada, with O’Dowda second.
O’Connor is targeting the gold medal, and her main rival, England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson, has withdrawn due to injury.
The heptathletes will now turn their attention to the long jump, javelin, and 800m on Wednesday.
Additional reporting by Sinéad Farrell
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