Jemma Reekie beats Laura Muir at 800m at Golden Games
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Reekie passed Canada's Melissa Bishop with 120 metres to go and claimed victory in one minute, 58.27 seconds. Fellow Scot Laura Muir (1:58.46) was second, and compatriot Adelle Tracey (1:59.50) finished fourth as they all met the Olympic qualifying standard. The event took place in the build-up to next month's US Olympic trials.
There were also other impressive performances from the British contingent, including Cindy Sember and CJ Ujah. Sember was just 0.02 from setting a British record as she finished second in the 100m hurdles with a personal best of 12.53. She just missed out on a record held by her sister, Tiffany Porter, but she did move above Jessica Ennis-Hill into second in Great Britain's all-time rankings.
In the men's 100m, Ujah was fourth in 10.03 in a race won by American Craven Gillespie in 9.96. Ujah clocked his fastest time in the event since 2017 as he also reached the Olympic qualifying standard. Elsewhere, Eilish McColgan (4:03.89) and Jessica Judd (15:06.02) also reached the Olympic qualifying standard as they both finished fourth in their respective 1500m and 5000m races.
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