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Matthew Hudson-Smith set a new European 400m record with a storming start to the season at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo.
The 29-year-old Briton cruised to victory in 44.07 seconds, bettering his own European record of 44.26 set at the World Championships in Budapest last August.
In this event, Hudson-Smith led until the closing stages but was unable to hold off Jamaican Antonio Watson.
Nine months after that painful defeat, Hudson-Smith, who ran with his name upside down on his vest, burst out of the blocks at Bislett and powered into the final straight to win by more than half a second.
Kirani James of Grenada, the former world and Olympic champion, was second in 44.58, with American Vernon Norwood third in 44.68.
Laviai Nielsen and Victoria Ohuruogu finished seventh and eighth respectively in the women’s 400m, while Marileidy Paulino made it three wins from three Diamond League meets this year.
Daryl Neita ran a season-best 22.50 to finish third in the women’s 200m behind American Brittany Brown (22.32) and Ivory Coast’s Marie-José Ta Lou-Smith (22.36).
Para-athlete Zachary Shaw finished second in his 100m event behind Norway’s Saloum Kashafali.
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