Farah dominant, Fraser-Pryce sluggish in final pre-Rio races

It was Farah’s first 5,000 of the season as he recorded a world-leading time of 12:59.29 at the stadium where he won double Olympic gold in 2012.

He said: “It’s insane to think that in three weeks’ time it is going to be the Olympics because London feels like it was yesterday”. He crossed the finishing line by doing his trademark Mobot celebration.

Fellow Briton Andrew Butchart outkicked veteran American Bernard Lagat for second place but they were effectively in a separate race, coming in 15 seconds behind.

He said: “Everything has gone well and I’m on the right step, it’s insane to think that in three weeks’ time it is the Olympics”. “I wanted to do it for them”. He said he felt for them and any Russian athletes who had not cheated – relating their experiences to the one he had a year ago when his coach Alberto Salazar was accused in a BBC documentary of supplying drugs to his athletes. Not many athletes can do it in their home town.

However, Farah, who has also done the double in the last two world championships, said that he felt sympathy for the Kenyans, who were recently accused by the ARD German TV channel and the Sunday Times for taking doping products at their training camp. I have to stay patient, stay injury free, keep my feet on the ground. Anything can happen over the next two-and-a-half weeks.

World champion Dafne Schippers cemented her medal credentials ahead of Rio as she dominated the 200 women with a time of 22.13 with American duo Tiffany Townsend and Joanna Atkins in second and third respectively.

The 23-year-old said: “I’m over the moon with that”.

Omoregie missed out on the Olympics in Rio this summer but set a new personal best last weekend in Loughborough after the Great Britain team had been selected for Brazil.

“It’s my third 100m this season – so far I’m happy”, said Fraser-Pryce. “I’m comfortable with being tagged as the favourite (in Rio), I’m never nervous, which is good for me”.

Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast was the surprise victor, having run a 10.96 personal best in the heats then matched it in the final to triumph ahead of Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad & Tobago.

Second place went to Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye in 10.99.

The 23-year-old jumped 6.84m to set a new season best, four centimetres further than Proctor and nearly 20 centimetres ahead of the rest of the pack.

The British Anguillan-born Shara Proctor was second with a 2016 best of 6.80m, while Ennis-Hill was seventh out of the eight competitors.

Racing in blue kit and sunglasses in front of a roaring crowd and in sticky temperatures of 26C, Farah looked coolness personified as he limbered up for his Olympic titles defence in Rio.

“We are all running really well and are very confident”.