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In wet conditions, Hobbs from lane seven has clocked 10.93s to win gold in the women’s 100m, beating Hunt (10.98s) who claimed silver. Australia’s Torrie Lewis takes bronze with 10.99s. The race follows Hunt’s strong semi-final performance amid a string of withdrawals and health issues for home favourites.
Josh Kerr has broken the mile world record at the London Diamond League, running 3:42.66 to shave 0.47 seconds off Hicham El Guerrouj's 1999 mark. The Scot led through precise pacing from Brannon Kidder and Zan Rudolf and won by a clear margin; the meet also featured standout wins from Julien Alfred and Karsten Warholm.