Jessica Ennis-Hill in the heptathlon shot put at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 (© Getty Images)
Jessica Ennis-Hill still leads the heptathlon with 2968 points after three events, but her shot put was not a total success.
The Briton managed 13.73m, which is still a decent mark and keeps her in gold medal contention, but she would have liked a few more points against Brianne Theisen-Eaton, because the Canadian has been faster lately in the 200m.
Ennis-Hill is now considerably better than she was in the sprints in Gotzis, so she should finish at least close to the 2013 world silver medallist.
Theisen-Eaton is lying in fifth place at the moment with 2879 points, but her last four events combined are better than any of the other heptathletes in this field.
Belgian Nafissatou Thiam, as expected, rose to second place in the competition following a 15.24m personal best in the shot put, but she is well behind her best series and could drop down the standings during the second day.
Nadine Broersen is in third place with 2930 points, recording a solid 14.59m in the third event, and remains in medal contention overall.
Ukrainian Anastasiya Mokhnyuk is fourth with 2913 points after her 13.83m shot put mark, while Nadine Visser is sixth behind Theisen-Eaton. Her shot landed at 13.16m, giving her a total of 2869 points and she too is very close to the medals in this competition.
Alina Fodorova of Ukraine is seventh with 2868 points and a 14.98m shot result and Gyorgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas is eighth with 2857 points after a 14.13m shot.
One more medal favourite is behind these two; Katarina Johnson-Thompson, in ninth place, added 30 centimetres to her outdoor personal best with a 12.47m effort in the shot. The 22-year-old Briton is well placed to fight for a medal in the rest of the events. If all goes well, she could still challenge for gold.
The next event, the 200m, will end the first day of competition and decide the starting point for the second day. Theisen-Eaton and Johnson-Thompson have been faster than Ennis-Hill lately, so the 29-year-old Olympic champion has to match their performances in order to fight for the gold medal here.
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