Britton qualifies for Olympic 10,000m race

European cross-country champion Fionnuala Britton has secured her second Olympic 'A' standard for London 2012 by beating the 10,000m mark by 16 seconds.

The Wicklow athlete clocked a track personal best 31:29.22 overnight at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational meeting at Stanford University, beating the Olympic A standard of 31 minutes, 45 seconds.