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GB's Hunt second in 200m at Rome Diamond League meet

British sprinter Amy Hunt takes second place in women's 200m

Great Britain's Amy Hunt ran a season's best to finish second in the women's 200m at the Diamond League meet in Rome.

American Anavia Battle won the race in 22.53 seconds, with Hunt second in 22.67 and Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith third in 22.75.

Hunt produced a late burst as she finished strongly to claim her runners-up spot and was 0.25secs off her personal best of 22.42.

Ireland's Sarah Healy earned victory as she won the 1500m with a season's best of 3 minutes 59.17secs as she beat Australia's Sarah Billings (3:59.24) and Abbey Caldwell (3:59.32).

In the men's 100m, American Trayvon Bromell ran a world-leading 9.84 to win the race.

Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme was second in a season's best of 9.99 and Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala was third in 10.01.

Sarah Healy wins Diamond League 1500m in thrilling finish

Chebet targets 28-year-old record

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet is targeting a new world record in the women's 5000m after coming close in Rome.

Gudaf Tsegay's time of 14:00.21 was set in 1997 and Chebet finished 2.5secs off that mark when winning the race on Friday.

It came a week after she ran the second-fastest ever time in the women's 3000m.

"I can see that my body is in good shape and that I am capable of achieving the world record," Chebet said.

"Now I am going home to prepare for it. Everything is possible," the 25-year-old said after the race."

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