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Britain's Chris Rawlinson defied windy conditions in Sheffield to slice 0.11 secs off his own world best in the 300m hurdles.

"When I got here I didn't expect to break the record," said Rawlinson.

"It's great to run a world record on my home track."

After beating Maurice Greene in the 100m, Dwain Chambers was back on the track within an hour for the 200m.

But he had to settle for second place as Frankie Fredericks held off his late burst to win in 20.29.

The Namibian said he was keen for success in Manchester: "My confidence is back and I'm healthy again."

Disappointment

Colin Jackson had to settle for third place in the 110m hurdles.

The world record holder finished behind Larry Wade of the US and Latvian Stanislav Olijar.

"I made some errors that I shouldn't have done, especially at my age," said Jackson.

Ireland's Sonia O'Sullivan, who has been away from the sport having her second baby, looked back in form with victory in a strong women's 3,000m.

"So far this year has been going good and I hope to get a few more wins like this."

British youngster Daniel Caines was also an impressive winner in the 400m, holding off the challenge of former world champion Antonio Pettigrew.

"It's about winning races and if I continue to do that then the times will look after themselves."

Britain's Steve Backley came third in the javelin, despite an opening throw of 84.93m.

Backley finished behind long-time rival Jan Zelezny, but both were denied by Russia's Sergey Makarov.

"Things are still looking nice and sturdy, I'm feeling pretty solid right now," said a reasonably contented Backley.

"Big Sergey dropped a bomb, I was very impressed with him and he's setting himself up as the man to beat. He's seeing it big at the moment."