Keely Hodgkinson further improved her 400m speed in Rome, coming home with a time of 51.14 seconds in a race won by Henriette Jaeger. Two-time world indoor champion Molly Caudery won the pole vault title with a season’s best jump of 4.80m.
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Sky Sports’ Geraint Hughes speaks to Team GB’s Keely Hodgkinson about her 800m world record attempt.
Sky Sports’ Geraint Hughes speaks to Team GB’s Keely Hodgkinson about her 800m world record attempt.
Keely Hodgkinson achieved a personal best on her women’s 400m Diamond League debut in Rome when she finished seventh.
The Paris gold medalist is looking to break the women’s outdoor 800m record of nearly 43-year-old Jarmila Kratochvilova this summer, and has improved on the 400m pace with a time of 51.14 seconds in a race won by Henriette Jaeger.
Hodgkinson finished behind compatriot Amber Anning, who finished fifth at the Stadio Olimpico with a time of 50.19.
Indoor world champion Molly Caudery won the pole vault title with a season’s best jump of 4.80m, while fellow indoor champion Georgia Hunter Bell took first place in the women’s 1500m with a time of 3:58.63.
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Hodgkinson speaks after setting a winning record in the 800 meters at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.
Olympic champion Julien Alfred won the women’s 200m, while 2025 World Championships silver medalist Amy Hunt finished fourth in 22.52 seconds, ahead of fifth-place Dina Asher-Smith, who finished in 22.76.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title in 9.88 seconds, with Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo finishing second and third respectively. Jeremiah Azu took 9th place.
