In the Heptathlon, Anna Hall continues her quest for the podium.
After 4 of the first 7 events on Day #1, she is in 3rd place with 3,956 points behind Thiam (Belgium) with 4,007 points and 2-time World Champ, Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson with 4,055.
Anna ran the 110 hurdles in 13.36, high jumped 1.89 meters (a personal best), and threw the shot 13.11 meters, and finished up with a 200m in 23.89
She had knee surgery in January.
She amassed a world leading 6,988 points in May of 2023 in Gotzis, Austria.
In that meet, she turned in the second-best ever first day score only behind Jackie Joyner-Kersee's one day total of 4,172.
The Hep concludes today with the long jump, javelin, and 800m.
"Cults don't end well. They really don't."