Olympics 2024: GB's Jones suffers shock taekwondo defeat, Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon

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Olympics 2024: GB's Jones suffers shock taekwondo defeat, Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon
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Great Britain target medals in diving, taekwondo and track cycling on day 13 of the Olympic Games in Paris.

Watch live coverage of BBC One and second channel by using 'watch and listen' tab at top of the page Packed evening athletics schedule includes finals in men's 200m, women's 400m and men's 110m hurdlesGreat Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads after two events of the heptathlon - but it's oh so close at the top.McNeice finished seventh with a score of 123.7 and needed to come inside the top eight to reach the final.

That means they take a maximum 22 points and slip from third to fourth, behind New Zealand. The Kiwis came eighth in the medal race but that was enough for them to get on the podium.Job done for Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the high jump.Crucially, though, Olympic champion Nafi Thiam is also unable to go over at 1.95m - and that is more of a surprise.

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