Dundalk star O'Connor remains en route for gold medal in Glasgow
Kate O’Connor extends lead in Commonwealth heptathlon
Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor moved a step closer to Commonwealth Games gold after extending her lead in the heptathlon with an impressive long jump in Glasgow this morning.
The Northern Ireland representative produced an outdoor personal best of 6.37m with her final jump to win the event and move onto 4,696 points after five of the seven disciplines.
The 25-year-old now leads England's Jade O'Dowda by 84 points, with Australia's Mia Scerri third. Earlier, O'Connor opened with 6.23m before fouling her second attempt, saving her best effort until the final round.
O'Connor's strongest event, the javelin, is currently underway before the heptathlon concludes with the 800m at 8.55pm.
She made an ideal start in the javelin, throwing 52.85m with her opening attempt to extend her advantage to 5,611 points to leave her in a solid position to win Commonwealth gold.