Despite achieving a first international outdoor medal, pre-competition favourite Caudery was unable to follow up her breakthrough world indoor gold with a second major title in only three months.

However, the 24-year-old boasts the world-leading mark this year after clearing a personal best 4.86m in February, and will remain one of the favourites for gold in Paris as she continues to enjoy rapid progress.

There will be some concern around the fitness of world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson following her withdrawal from the heptathlon after three events on Friday evening.

The 31-year-old’s coach, Aston Moore, said the decision was taken because of a “small niggle in her right leg”, with Johnson-Thompson exiting when in ninth place as Nafi Thiam, favourite to defend her Olympic title, went on to claim a dominant gold.

There was disappointment for 800m runner Jemma Reekie, competing over 1500m in Rome, as she faded in the latter stages to miss out on a medal, and Eilish McColgan, whose return to action in a major final did not go to plan.

McColgan did not finish the women’s 10,000m final and now faces a difficult task to prove her fitness following a long injury lay-off. She later said she was “wishing for a bit of a miracle”.

Things also did not go to plan for the men’s 4x100m team. Richard Kilty described their premature exit as “horrendous”, as a quartet also featuring CJ Ujah – making his return from a doping ban – failed to make the final after finishing last in their heat.