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Jessica Ennis-Hill leads after day one in Beijing

Jessica Ennis-Hill leads the women's heptathlon after day one at the World Athletics Championships.

Jessica Ennis-Hill will begin the final day of the women's hepathlon at the World Athletics Championships in the lead after a strong 200m.

The Olympic champion finished behind fellow Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who won the final heat a season-best time of 23.09s to move into second in the overall standings.

Ennis-Hill also clocked a season-best of 23.42s, to lead the heptathlon by 80 points with three events to come tomorrow.

Canadian Brianne Theisen-Eaton, who was expected to be in contention for gold, is now 160 points behind the Briton after finishing fourth in final heat of the 200m.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain reacts after competing in the Women's Heptathlon 200 metres during day one of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 22, 2015
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