Meeting record for @keelyhodgkinson<\/a>!<\/p>\n The \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 star continues her comeback with an impressive 1:55.69 in the rain at #LausanneDL<\/a>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded #DiamondLeague<\/a>\ud83d\udcf7 @chiaramontesan2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oq3Qyg4zm5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hunter Bell had been in second place down the home straight but faded in the closing metres as Switzerland\u2019s Audrey Werro ran her down to clock 1:57.55.<\/p>\n Hodgkinson, 23, had looked in control from the opening part of the race, sitting second behind the pacemaker at the bell, which she took in 56.04 seconds.<\/p>\n With only Prudence Sekgodiso for company heading into the final 300m, Hodgkinson soon pulled clear of the South African to coast towards another impressive victory.<\/p>\n \u201c(I feel) a little bit relieved,\u201d Hodgkinson told BBC World Service Sport.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt like this race was definitely going to be more of a challenge, but taking on a pace like that you\u2019ve just got to run and forget about everybody else.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m glad it paid off. I feel like I\u2019ve really backed up my 1:54 with a solid 1:55. We are seeing improvements all the time, so I\u2019m happy.\u201d<\/p>\n Just try and stop them \ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n Keely Hodgkinson clocks in a time of 1:55.69 in the women’s 800m for a new meeting record \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n With Georgia Hunter Bell following closely behind in a time of 1:57.55 \ud83d\ude4c#LausanneDL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TDiJ5DIeCp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 British Athletics (@BritAthletics) August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hodgkinson added: \u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for a better start \u2013 I\u2019m a bit in shock myself. I train well, I train really hard for moments like this, but when it all comes together it makes it extra special.<\/p>\n \u201c(My coach) Trevor (Painter) said to me a few weeks ago \u2018you are actually ahead of schedule. I wanted you to be here by the time we are in Tokyo\u2019, so to be here now is amazing.<\/p>\n \u201cHopefully we can stay healthy and build on top of what we\u2019ve got, and let\u2019s see what can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Hodgkinson\u2019s training partner Hunter Bell, meanwhile, must now decide whether to have another crack at the 800m in Tokyo or focus on the 1,500m where she would be looking to add to her Olympic bronze medal from Paris.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted a bit quicker but it was hard today, hard to recover from the race a few days ago,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know (what distance), I\u2019m going to decide this week. I\u2019m running out of time to make a decision. Every day I change my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n Conditions worsened as the events went on, with Elise Thorner (9:21.74) finishing fifth in the women\u2019s 3,000m steeplechase, which was run through a downpour.<\/p>\n Morgan Lake placed fifth in the women\u2019s high jump following three failures at 1.91 metres.<\/p>\n With the run-up so wet, Ukraine\u2019s Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh decided to retire after two missed attempts.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s 200m, Dina Asher-Smith (22.64) was fifth and Daryll Neita (22.73) seventh, with American Brittany Brown winning in 22.23 secs.<\/p>\n A first ever #DiamondLeague<\/a> win for Josh Hoey!<\/p>\n A rare defeat for @Olympics<\/a> champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in the 800m as Hoey kicks past him to clock 1:42.82.#LausanneDL<\/a>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded \ud83d\udcf7 @chiaramontesan2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KcF2wShyME<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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Conditions continued to worsen in Lausanne (Jean-Christophe Bott\/Keystone via AP)<\/p>\n\n