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Greg Rutherford clinches Diamond League victory in Birmingham

Olympic champion Greg Rutherford claims victory in the Birmingham Diamond League meeting with his longest jump on home soil.

Great Britain's Greg Rutherford has put his recent injury troubles behind him with victory in the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham this afternoon.

The Olympic champion needed just three jumps to clinch the victory, recording a season-best mark of 8.35m on his second effort.

The winning jump was Rutherford's longest on home soil and the joint-second best of his entire career.

Michael Hartfield of the USA came second with a longest jump of 8.23m, while Rutherford's compatriot Dan Bramble completed the top three with a mark of 8.17m.

Rutherford's triumph was the only British success of the Birmingham meeting, although the likes of Adam Gemili and Dina Asher-Smith also impressed.

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