Gotzis heptathlon: Jessica Ennis-Hill falls to eighth after javelin
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Ennis-Hill had admitted to being nervous about the long jump
Jessica Ennis-Hill has fallen from fourth to eighth place after six events at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis.
The Olympic champion, 29, was third overall at the end of a promising first day - traditionally her strongest - with a score of 3,928 points.
On Sunday she leapt a respectable 6.16m in the long jump but threw a disappointing 42.60m in the javelin.
With the 800m remaining, she has 5,544 points, still on course for the 6,200 needed to qualify for the Rio Olympics.
Ennis-Hill is competing in her first heptathlon since winning gold at London 2012.
A top-12 finish and score of 6,075 points would also secure qualification for this summer's World Championships.
Canada's Commonwealth champion and world silver medallist Brianne Theisen-Eaton leads ahead of the final event, remarkably achieving three personal bests on her way to a 5,834 score.
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Britain can send up to three heptathletes to Beijing in August. To achieve automatic selection, they need a top-12 finish in Gotzis, to be one of the first two Britons there (only two are competing) and to have achieved the 6,075-points qualification standard within the qualifying period. |
Jessica Ennis-Hill needs to finish in the top 12 in Gotzis and score 6,075 points. |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson already has the qualification standard, and though not competing in Gotzis, will expect to be selected anyway. |
Morgan Lake also has the standard and will be an automatic pick if she finishes in the top 12 in Gotzis. |
Follow latest updates and reports on the second day of the Gotzis Hypo-Meeting on the BBC Sport website on Sunday, 31 May.
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