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Farah big winner on Day 2 of Anniversary Games

Wednesday, July 27 2016 by SNTV
  • Double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was among the winners on day two of the Anniversary Games in London on Saturday (23rd July) - an event which doubled up as the latest Diamond League meeting.

    The second and final day of the Anniversary Games at London's Olympic Stadium saw plenty of medals for the hosts.

    Mo Farah and Dafne Schippers were among the big name winners - the final meeting for many athletes before they head to Rio for next month's Olympic Games.

    One of the best finishes of the day came in the 400m hurdles.

    Kerron Clement of the United States edging out Olympic silver medalist Javier Culson of Puerto Rico.

    Cheered on by a vocal British crowd Katarina Johnson-Thompson registered a season's best jump of 6.84 to win gold.

    The unstoppable Croat, Sandra Perkovic, threw big on a field she won gold on four years ago.

    She'll go into Rio as a big favourite.

    Yet more success for Team GB came in another great finish of the day came in the women's 800 metres when the in-form American Molly Ludlow looked like running away from the field, she was caught on the line by British Shelayna Oskan-Clarke.

    200m World Champion Dafne Schippers made it look ever so easy for her gold and will be full of confidence ahead of Brazil.

    Star billing went to Britain's Mo Farah on the track where he won gold in both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the 2012 Olympics.

    Farah ran away from the rest in the 5,000 metres on this occasion, clocking 12 minutes, 59.31 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year and a performance which makes him favourite to defend his title in Rio.

    It's now less than two weeks before the Games begin.

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