Hodgkinson Says Breaking 800m Record Would Put Her Among Athletics’ Greatest

Hodgkinson says breaking 800m record would put her among athletics’ greatest

The 23-year-old British runner, who won gold at the 2024 Paris Games, shaved almost a second off the world indoor record at a meeting in Lievin, France, on Thursday.

LIÉVIN Indoor Meeting Impresses (Feb. 19)! Hodgkinson run 1:54.87 WR, Four More World Leaders!

Hodgkinson 1:54.87 WR, 4 more WL LIÉVIN (FRA, Feb 19): Keely Hodgkinson highlighted the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF (WIT Gold) with a new world short-track record in the 800m, the final event of the evening which delivered also for more world leads and four meeting records. Hodgkinson clocked 1:54.87 and improved the previous world record of Jolanda Čeplak from 2002 by 0.95 sec. Audrey Werro finished second (1:58.38) and Ts…