World Athletics Championships: Katarina Johnson-Thompson sixth after first day of heptathlon

Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson is in sixth place after four events as she tries to retain her heptathlon world title in Oregon.

The 29-year-old, returning to fitness after multiple injuries, moved up the standings with an overall second-place finish in the 200m.

She finished the first day of the heptathlon with 3,798 points.

Belgium's two-time Olympic champion Nafi Thiam, the silver medallist in 2019, leads on 4,071 points.

"I just wanted to be competitive and to find the form because I've been struggling a lot over the last year, trying to get that essence that I had back in 2018 and 2019," Johnson-Thompson told BBC Sport.

"I'm working on a couple of things but I'm just glad to be out here and in one piece."

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The champion from Doha in 2019, Johnson-Thompson recovered from a ruptured Achilles to make last year's Tokyo Olympics, only to see her dream of a first Olympic medal ended by a calf injury in the 200m.

She has completed only one full heptathlon since, coming seventh in Gotzis in May.

In Eugene, she opened her competition with fifth place in a 100m hurdles heat won by Thiam, her 13.55 seconds way down on her 13.09 personal best.

She jumped 1.83m in the high jump, 15cm below her personal best, and threw 12.92m in the shot put in the morning session.

Anouk Vetter of the Netherlands finished Sunday in second overall behind Thiam, while the United States' Anna Hall is third.

Elsewhere for Great Britain on day three at Hayward Field, Joshua Zeller, competing at his first World Championships, was fifth in the men's 110m hurdles final.

Olympic bronze medallist Josh Kerr won his semi-final to reach the 1500m final. Team-mate Jake Wightman is also into the final but Neil Gourley missed out.

Matt Hudson-Smith won his heat to reach Wednesday's men's 400m semi-finals, where he will be joined by team-mate Alex Haydock-Wilson, while in the women's 400m, Victoria Ohuruogu, Nicole Yeargin and Ama Pipi all progressed.

What else happened on day three?

Earlier, Olympic silver medallist and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda defended his men's 10,000m title from Doha 2019 in a time of 27 minutes 27.43 seconds.

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola claimed gold in the men's marathon, finishing more than a minute clear in a championship record time of two hours five minutes 36 seconds, while the United States' Brooke Andersen won the women's hammer throw.

Grant Holloway of the United States retained his 110m hurdles title after compatriot Devon Allen, a rookie in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, was disqualified for a false start and Jamaica's Olympic champion Hansle Parchment was injured in the warm-up.

Olympic pole vault champion Katie Nageotte added world gold to her collection in a US one-two, with Sandi Morris taking silver. Both made a world lead of 4.85m but Nageotte took gold after clearing the height on her first attempt.

American two-time Olympic gold medallist Ryan Crouser, born and raised in Oregon, won the shot put title on home soil with a championship record of 22.94m.

In the men's 400m hurdles, Brazil's Alison dos Santos qualified fastest for the final, with Norway's Olympic champion Karsten Warholm second overall with a season's best of 48.00 seconds.

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