Athletics: Smith third in London
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New Zealand runner Kimberley Smith, has finished third in a women's 5km road race in London's Hyde Park.
Smith clocked 15m 50s to finish 20s behind Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu, who was 5s ahead of second-placed Susan Chepkemei (Kenya).
Smith, who recently won the World University Games 5000m title, was with
the leading pack with 2km remaining before the Africans pulled away.
Compatriot Adrian Blincoe was also competing in Europe and finished 11th in the 1500m at the IAAF Golden League meeting in Berlin.
The US-based Blincoe recorded 3m 38.61s. Daniel Komen, of Kenya, won in 3m 29.72s.
