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Superhero-Suited Hodgkinson Powers to Athlos 800m Title
Hodgkinson ran 1:56.40 and won by more than two seconds after hamstring injuries threatened her season.
- On Friday, Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson won the 800m at the all-women's Athlos London 2026, finishing in one minute 56.40 seconds while wearing a black, hooded speedsuit despite recent hamstring concerns.
- Hodgkinson entered the meet following a rocky season after revealing a hamstring tear sustained at the European Championships in Birmingham weeks earlier, though she showed no sign of injury on Friday.
- The Briton claimed $65,000 from the $1,057,000 prize pot, describing her speedsuit as "pretty sick" in an on-track interview and showcasing the event's entertainment-focused approach at StoneX Stadium.
- Athlos co-founder Alexis Ohanian hopes to establish the event as a permanent fixture, while other winners included Olympic champion Gabby Thomas and 100m champion Sha'Carri Richardson across seven streamlined disciplines.
- Richardson noted the event's global growth, saying "it is going to continue to grow and the world is watching," while Georgia Hunter Bell predicted such spectacle-driven showcases will become standard by the 2028 Olympics.
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The Independent (US)Keely Hodgkinson dons eye-catching all-black speedsuit to win 800m at Athlos
Hodgkinson described her outfit as ‘pretty sick’
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Great Yorkshire RadioKeely Hodgkinson wins final race of 2026 season at Athlos in London in full-length, hooded Nike speed suit
Keely Hodgkinson dominated the final race of her 2026 season by winning the 800m at Athlos in London as she debuted a new full-length, hooded speed suit.
·United Kingdom
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