Long jumper Chris Tomlinson set a new British record as he claimed second place at the Diamond League in Paris.
New record for Tomlinson, easy win for Bolt in Paris
Long jumper Chris Tomlinson set a new British record as he claimed second place at the Diamond League meeting in Paris, where Usain Bolt cantered to victory in the 200m.
Tomlinson had led Olympic champion Irving Saladino as he reached out to 8.35metres in his third-round jump to set a new British best.
The previous best of 8.30m was set by rival Greg Rutherford at the World Championships in Berlin in 2009.
His leap meant that Tomlinson briefly led the competition before Saladino summoned a later jump of 8.40m to win the Diamond League meeting.
Tomlinson had to settle for second place with Rutherford just behind him in third with his best being a fifth-round jump of 8.27m
Bolt stroll
Usain Bolt shrugged off a bout of 'flu to stroll to victory in the men's 200m, with the Jamaican easing down in the home straight.
The world and Olympic champion beat home hero Christophe Lemaitre into second place in a time of 20.03 seconds.
Bolt had considered withdrawing from the event after becoming ill on Thursday night and a 10-minute delay due to faulty start equipment will not have helped.
But the Jamaican made a quick start in contrast to Lemaitre, who laboured around the bend and was forced to chase Bolt, who visibly eased up in the final metres.
"In the straight my legs didn't feel good, but I got through injury-free," said Bolt.
Jenny Meadows took third place in the women's 800m behind South Africa's world champion Caster Semenya, who returned to form as she held off her rivals down the home straight to win in two minutes and 00.18secs.
"It's a good feeling to win here but I expected a faster race," said Semenya. "Now I need to go back home and train hard for the world championships. My tactics were clear, just stick to the front runners."
Among other Britons, Perri Shakes-Drayton finished fourth in the women's 400m hurdles in 54.79secs, while both Andy Turner in the men's 110m hurdles and Michael Bingham in the men's 400m had to settle for sixth.
