Eaton began the second day with a 220-point lead over Hardee, but after the pair ran almost identical times in the 110m hurdles - Eaton 13.56 and Hardee 13.54 - world champion Hardee closed the gap to just 99 points with a superb throw of 48.26m in the discus compared to 42.53m from Eaton.
However, Eaton hit back to clear 5.20m in the lengthy pole vault competition to restore his comfortable cushion as Hardee could only manage 4.80m.
The javelin and 1500m take place this evening.
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