Keely Hodgkinson smashes world U20 indoor 800m file

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European U18 champion Keely Hodgkinson smashed the world U20 indoor 800m file with a timing of 1:59.03 on the Indoor Track & Field Vienna assembly.
On Saturday, Hodgkinson held again barely from the swift opening tempo and was in fourth place because the pacemaker led the sphere via half method in 57.56. She then moved into the lead with 300 metres to go. By the time the bell sounded, and with 1:28.83 on the clock, Hodgkinson had constructed up a cushty lead, as per the World Athletics web site.

The 18-year-old Briton continued to tug away from the sphere and charged via the road in 1:59.03, thus breaking the earlier mark by two seconds set by Ethiopia’s Meskerem Legesse in 2004.
“The race was perfect,” stated Hodgkinson. “I’ve never gone through the bell that quickly before, but I tried not to panic. It couldn’t have gone better, I’m really happy,” she added.
Hodgkinson had competed at this assembly in 2020 and broke the European indoor U20 file with a timing of two:01.16.