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Lynsey Sharp smashes Scottish record in women's 800m

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Lynsey Sharp sets a new Scottish record in the women's 800m at the IAAF World Challenge in Berlin.

Lynsey Sharp has set a new Scottish record in the women's 800m with her finish time of 57.71 seconds at the IAAF World Challenge in Berlin.

The 25-year-old came in ahead of world champion Marina Arzamasova to record the third-fasted time for a Briton, behind Kelly Holmes and Kirsty Wade.

Holmes set the current British record of 1.56.21, breaking Wade's previous time of 1.57.42, dating back to 1985.

Sharp featured at last month's World Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final in Beijing.

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Lynsey Sharp of Scotland celebrates as she wins silver in the Women's 800 metres final at Hampden Park during day nine of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on August 1, 2014
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