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.
London 2012 round-up: Beth Tweddle bounces back on bars - Daily Mirror
Beth Tweddle took another step towards London 2012 with gold on the uneven bars in the second Olympic trial event at Pipers Vale, Ipswich.
It caps a successful return for the three-time world champion after missing the European Championships last month following knee surgery.
Briton Jenni Pinches won the vault final ahead of Finland’s Annika Uvikko and team-mate Niamh Rippin, while Jocelyn Hunt led the way in the floor final and also came second on the beam behind Spain’s Ana Maria Izurieta.
In trampolining, Kat Driscoll won the North West Gala in Liverpool, which also acted as an Olympic trial.
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Great Britain missed out on a hockey medal at the Sultan Azlan Shan Cup yesterday as they lost 3-1 against India in the bronze-medal match in Malaysia.
Ashley Jackson opened the scoring as GB led at the interval but India hit back after the break with goals from Shivandra Singh, Sandeep Singh and Tushar Khandker.
Jackson was also on target on Saturday as GB beat Pakistan 2-1 in their final group game.
Head coach Jason Lee said: “There are plenty of positives to take out of this week.”
Manager Andy Halliday added: “It’s disappointing to finish just outside the medal places. We now need to work hard ahead of the Olympics.’’
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