Long jumper Shara Proctor was also victorious in Eugene with a winning leap of 6.84 metres that claimed the scalp of American world champion Brittney Reese and put her third on the all-time UK list, while Barbara Parker sliced nearly five seconds off Helen Clitheroe’s UK record in finishing fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase in 9min 24.24sec.
But the star of the meeting was China’s former Olympic champion Liu Xiang, who blazed to victory in the 110m hurdles in 12.87sec, which would have equalled the world record had it not been for the illegal 2.4m/s tailwind.
Jo Pavey, who missed out on selection for the Olympic marathon, became only the second British woman after Paula Radcliffe to win a medal in the European Cup 10,000m when she finished runner-up in Bilbao in 31min 32.22sec yesterday.
The Devon athlete had an extra reason to celebrate as her time was almost 13 seconds inside the Olympic ‘A’ qualifying standard. She has already achieved the ‘A’ standard in the 5,000m.
Several British athletes produced lifetime bests in Geneva on Saturday, with Lawrence Clarke going top of the UK 110m hurdles rankings with a time of 13.33sec and Eilidh Child setting a Scottish record of 54.96sec in the women’s 400m hurdles.
Conrad Williams and Luke Lennon Fold, both of whom are coached by Linford Christie, also smashed their 400m personal bests with times of 45.08 and 45.23 respectively.
In Regensburg, Anyika Onoura equalled her personal best with a 200m victory in 22.93 – well inside the Olympic ‘A’ standard.
However, there was bad news for Welsh 800m runner Joe Thomas, one of the stars of the indoor season, who announced yesterday that he was out of the Olympics after suffering a stress fracture in his shin.
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Meanwhile, Scottish cyclist David Millar has insisted he will take part in the London Games if he gets selected for Team GB. The 35 year old, who has served a ban for doping, is available to compete following a court case that forced the British Olympic Association (BOA) to drop their by-law on lifetime bans for athletes found guilty of taking illegal substances.
"I'm available. I spent a lot of time thinking about it, but I've concluded that if I can be of benefit to the team, I would be happy to help. The most rational thing is to leave it to the selectors to decide. If they think that including me might be in any way detrimental, even if, physically, I could be one of the strongest riders, I will respect any decision they make. I have spent time fighting the idea of lifetime bans for a first offence and it gets confusing if I don't make myself available," the Telegraph quoted Millar as saying.
Sprinter Dwain Chambers is also expected to compete for Team GB at the London Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned BOA's ban on the 34 year old for drug use.
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