If previous form is to be believed, then the girls heptathlon should come down to a head-to-head duel between world youth leaders Ukraine s Alina Shukh and Austria s Sarah Lagger.
Yu Yuzhen set a world youth best of 61.97m with the 500g implement at the Asian Youth Championships in Doha in May and starts a clear favourite in Cali.
The girls shot put is shaping into a battle between the two most consistent putters in the world, Montenegro s Kristina Rakocevic and Germany s Julia Ritter.