European Champion Eilidh Doyle started her 2016 campaign in style with a world-leading 54.53 in the 400m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Doha.
The 29-year-old beat a strong field that included World Indoor Champion Kemi Adekoya and Jamaica's Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kaliese Spencer to produce her fastest ever season-opening time.
"I was very happy with the race," Doyle said. "My training worked very well although my reaction was a bit slow at the start.
"Obviously my focus is on Rio. I will just have to try harder and harder. I'll hopefully build on it in Rome, Birmingham and then the Olympic trials." Fellow Brit Meghan Beesley came sixth in lane seven with a time of 55.72.
Olympic bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz, who claimed silver at the World Indoor Championships, enjoyed a solid start to his outdoor season with a fourth place finish, jumping 2.29m but was unable to reach the 2.33m of USA's winner Erik Kynard.
Eilish McColgan recorded a second personal best in a week when she came tenth in the women's 3000m, having run an Olympic 5000m qualifying standard last weekend.
Women's 800m world finalist Shelayna Oskan-Clarke and Adelle Tracey finished fifth and eighth respectively as South Africa's Caster Semenya was victorious in a world-leading time of 1:58.26.
And triple jumper Nathan Douglas exited the competition with a best of 16.43m, having needed a top four place to qualify for the final three jumps.
Sportsbeat 2016
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