O'Connor still in gold medal position with one heptathlon event to go at Commonwealth Games

Kate O'Connor celebrates after winning the 200m of the heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games. Inpho From The 42steady as she goes The 800m is coming up later this evening. KATE O’CONNOR IS still in the gold medal position with just one heptathlon event remaining at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. O’Connor, who was the overnight leader after the opening four events on Tuesday, continues to sit at the top of the leaderboard after the long jump and the javelin portions of the competition today. The 25-year-old Dundalk AC star produced an excellent leap of 6.37m in the long jump which earned her 965 points. She then added a season’s best throw of 52.85m in the javelin to strengthen her quest for a gold medal. O’Connor now leads with 5,611 points, while England’s Jade O’Dowd is behind her in