Triple jumper Phillips Idowu and Mo Farah thrilled crowd with stunning wins at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham.

Farah edged out training partner Galen Rupp to smash the old British indoor 5,000m record and set a new European time in 13 minutes 10.60 seconds.

World champion Idowu, in his first competition of the year, leapt 17.57m on his last jump to beat old rival Christian Olsson in the triple jump. Idowu took the lead in round one with 16.93m, but Olsson moved ahead in round three jumping 17.20m. Idowu responded in the fourth, going 6cm further, and finished with a flourishing 17.57m, only 7cm short of Teddy Tamgho’s world lead.

Londoner Idowu, now based in Birmingham, admitted he would treat the meeting as a “glorified training session”, but he produced the fireworks when it mattered as he and 31_year_old Olsson traded blows.

Idowu, told BBC Sport: “My mind was clear. I’m happy with it and I just wanted to come here and test out my technique. It worked!

“It took five rounds but that’s a great way to win. I’m a great showman. It’s good to know I’m in that kind of shape that early on in the season.”

Once again, the beaming smile of Farah lit up the Birmingham arena two years after breaking the British indoor 3,000m record in the same event.

A day after announcing he was parting company with coach Alan Storey and heading for the United States to prepare for the London Olympics, the Somalia_born star had his eyes on another record and he did not disappoint.

Farah looked to be struggling three laps from home, but alongside American Rupp, who he will be training with in Oregon, the 27-year-old soon powered to victory and show he is in fine shape to defend his indoor 3,000m crown in Paris.