Brits qualify for triple jump final

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Idowu, 29, looked incredibly relaxed as he jumped 17.44metres with his first attempt, 0.34m more than needed for automatic qualification and just 0.14m short of his own world-leading effort this season.

Team-mate Larry Achike also qualified automatically with a second-round leap of 17.18m, but Nathan Douglas missed out with a best of 16.72m.

Portugal's Nelson Evora was Idowu's closest challenger with a jump of 17.34m, with China's Li Yanxi guaranteeing an electric atmosphere for the final with a best of 17.30m.

There were also impressive performances on the track as Martyn Rooney confirmed his emergence as a world-class 400m runner by cruising through to the semi-finals.

Rooney broke the 45-second barrier for the first time at Crystal Palace at the end of July, and lowered his personal best for the second time in three days when winning in Monaco in 44.72secs.

The 21-year-old from Croydon then admitted it would be a "bad championships" if he did not at least make the Olympic final, and took an impressive first step towards achieving that goal by winning his heat in 45secs on Monday morning.

Even more impressive was the display of team-mate Andrew Steele, who smashed his personal best with a time of 44.94 to win heat six, the 23-year-old from Manchester taking 0.37 off his previous best.

The man they all have to beat, defending champion Jeremy Wariner, also cruised into the semis in a time of 45.23 in the final heat.