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Why Bittersweet Diamond Run Left Record-Breaking Keely Hodgkinson Beaten - but 'Not Disappointed'
- Swiss athlete Audrey Werro won the 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Sunday, defeating Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson with a time of 1:53.98, the third-fastest ever recorded.
- Aiming to challenge the 1983 world record of 1:53.28 set by Jarmila Kratochv, Hodgkinson entered her first outdoor 800m of the season following her indoor record-breaking performance four months ago.
- The 22-year-old from Atherton set a new British record and personal best of 1:54.33, running a near-faultless race while coached by Wigan duo Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows.
- Hodgkinson remained optimistic, stating, "Honestly, I'm not that disappointed," and viewing the race as a pivotal moment motivating her preparation for London.
- Elsewhere at the Diamond League, Olympic champion Armand Duplantis suffered a shock loss to Kurtis Marschall after failing to clear 6.05m, while British runner Amy Hunt placed second in the 200m.
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Keely Hodgkinson's stunning defeat is the shock she needed
Shockholm became a popular refrain inside the old Olympic stadium in the Swedish capital on Sunday after Keely Hodgkinson suffered a rare defeat. The slow motion replays after Hodgkinson’s 800m Diamond League defeat clearly showed the disappointment etched on her face as she clocked a personal best only to be pipped to the win by Audrey Werro, shattering her own PB by two seconds. But by the time the Briton was talking to the gathered media, she…
·London, United Kingdom
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Audrey Werro sets new standards at the Diamond-League-Meeting in Stockholm over 800 m in 1:53.98 minutes.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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