Sarah Lavin sets new personal best to finish second at Diamond League meeting in Stockholm

Sarah Lavin's sensational season continued in Stockholm this evening, with the Limerick athlete clocking a personal best of 12.73 seconds in the 100m hurdles to finish second behind world record holder and reigning world champion Tobi Amusan in the seventh leg of the Diamond League.

Lavin's previous lifetime best of 12.79 was set at last summer's European Championships in Munich.

Last week, the 29-year-old bagged bronze in the event in 12.82, a feat all the more remarkable as she continues to come to terms with the death of her rally driver boyfriend Craig Breen less than three months ago.

Racing from disadvantageous lane one on a wet track at the Olympic Stadium and despite toppling the final hurdle, Lavin took some notable scalps, including that of European champion Pia Skrzyszowska back in third.

Derval O'Rourke’s national record of 12.65 is now firmly in the sights of the UCD alumna.

Ciara Mageean finished an excellent fourth behind a trio of Ethiopian competitors in the 1500m.

Mageean recorded a time of four minutes 3.46 seconds as Freweyni Hailu crossed the line first in 4:02.31.