Pearson approaching her best in top London run

Sally Pearson has run her best 100m hurdles time in five years, in finishing second at the London leg of the Diamond League.

Pearson, the 2011 world and 2012 Olympic champion, was second to world record holder Kendra Harrison at London Stadium.

“It’s not the world champs yet, but im celebrating a little victory for me & husband 12.48 fastest time since 2012! Thks @46KJP 4 believing,” Pearson tweeted.

Pearson will race on Tuesday in Switzerland as she continues her preparations for next month’s world championships, at the same venue as Sunday’s race meeting. The fast-starting Harrison maintained her yearlong unbeaten run, clocking 12.39sec, more than a 10th of a second faster than the Australian. Pearson was the only non-American in the top five with Sharika Nelvis third in 12.62.

Meanwhile, in the penultimate race of an illustrious career four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah won the 3000 metres.

The adulation of the Olympic Stadium crowd was savoured by Farah, who did a lap of honour and posed for selfies in the venue where he won his first pair of Olympic golds in 2012.

“This is home and there is no place like home,” Farah said. “This is where my life has changed. This is where I have made my name.” Nijel Amos won the 800 metres in a worldleading time of 1.43.18 on the track where he won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics.