Former Olympic and world champion Sally Pearson has wrapped up her overseas tour with third place in the 100m hurdles at the Racers Grand Prix in Jamaica.
Pearson clocked 12.83 seconds for a tight finish behind American Sharika Nelvis (12.78) and Jamaican 2015 world champion Danielle Williams (12.81) at Usain Bolt's final meet on home soil.
"Really good 90% of the way. Got what I was aiming for out of the race which is a win for me!! Thank you #Jamaica & we salute you @usainbolt," she tweeted.
It caps off Pearson's fortnight-long tour during which she won the Great City Games in Manchester (12.81) before placing fourth at the Boost Boston Games (12.79).
The 2012 Olympic champion will return home to continue her preparations for August's world championships in London.
Meanwhile, rising Australian distance runner Patrick Tiernan knocked nearly 12 seconds off his personal best to push Britain's four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah all the way to the line in the 3000m.
The 22-year-old Queenslander ran 7:41.62, a big improvement on the 7:53.58 PB he set in the US this May, to rise from 17th to fifth on the Australian men's all-time list.
Farah won in 7:41.20 while Jamaica's Kemoy Campbell came third in 7:41.87.
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