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Christian Malcolm finished last in the men's 200m © Getty Images

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Britain's Barcelona hangover continued on Saturday at the Aviva London Grand Prix, with several high profile athletes failing to put on a show on home soil.

European champions Dai Greene, Phillips Idowu and Mo Farah were all out of sorts on Friday and sprinter Christian Malcolm continued the trend with a hugely disappointing display in the men's 200m.

The 31-year-old could not find the form he showed in Barcelona - where he was pipped to gold - and trailed home last in 20.81s, with American Wallace Spearmon the winner in 20.12.

Marlon Devonish, who was a member of the sprint quartet who failed to qualify for the 4x100m relay in the Catalan capital, crossed the line in fifth and was left to rue his decision to take part in both sprint distances.

"I would have liked to have run a bit quicker, maybe I shouldn't have doubled up, and should have just concentrated on one event," he said.

"My strategy was to try and work the turn and come hard out of the corner, which unfortunately felt a bit flat but I have the Commonwealth Games coming up so I just want to see what happens there."

European champion Andy Turner could only watch in awe as David Oliver blew away the field in the 110m hurdles. Oliver, the third fastest man in history in the event, was far from his best but overcame a poor start to blaze home in 13.06. The victory was his 11th on the spin outdoors and was good enough to set a new meeting record.

Jennifer Meadows could only manage fifth place in the women's 800m. Meadows, who won bronze at the Europeans, was never in the race - which was won by Russian world indoor champion Mariya Savinova.

After a fairly quick first 400m, Savinova made her move with 100m to go and had enough in the tank to finish well clear of the chasing field, but Meadows was far from pleased with her own performance.

"My mind was all over the place and I switched off and got bumped and barged," she said. "I was pleased with the time considering and how I came through. However, it's very hard to get yourself back into the game after a major championship.

"We've talked about the Commonwealths and decided against it. I love running indoors and I want to do that next season as it's the perfect preparation for the World Championship and obviously the Olympics beyond that."

While the Brits were floundering, the same could not be said for the Americans. Jeremy Wariner wrapped up his Diamond League title with a superlative run in the men's 400m.

Wariner appeared to be out of contention heading towards the bend as both Jermaine Gonzales and Ricardo Chambers roared out of the blocks. But Wariner paced his race to perfection to come on strong in the final 100m to cruise to victory.

Britain's Michael Bingham, who grabbed silver in Spain, finished fourth while team-mate Martyn Rooney was back in sixth.

There was a surprise in the women's 100m as Marshevet Myers caused a shock in the women's 100m by holding off favourite Carmelita Jeter to storm home in 11.01. Jeter, who was also beaten in her semi-final heat, was always behind her American compatriot, with Myers refusing to buckle in the final 30 metres.

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