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Team GB pair miss out on 1,500m medals

British pair Lisa Dobriskey and Laura Weightman miss out on the medal places in tonight's women's 1,500m final.

Great Britain's Lisa Dobriskey and Laura Weightman failed to claim a medal from tonight's women's 1,500m final.

In what was a relatively slow race, neither of the British duo ever got themselves into contention to challenge the leaders.

Dobriskey finished 10th, while 21-year-old Weightman eventually ended up in 11th spot.

Asli Cakir Alptekin won the race in a time of 4:10.23, claiming Turkey's first ever gold Olympic athletics gold medal in the process.

Her compatriot Gamze Bulut won silver, while Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain took the bronze.

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