KATE O’CONNOR IS still in the gold medal position with just one heptathlon event remaining at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. AdvertisementThe 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 second place with 5,330 points. The 800m, which is the final event of the heptathlon, is coming up later this evening at 8.55pm.