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Britain's Hodgkinson Smashes World Indoor 800m Record in Lievin
Keely Hodgkinson broke the 24-year-old indoor 800m record with a 1:54.87 run, improving the previous mark by almost a second at the World Indoor Tour Gold event.
- On Thursday night, Keely Hodgkinson, Olympic champion, broke the women's indoor 800m world record in Liévin, running 1:54.87, improving the mark set by Jolanda Ceplak in 2002.
- With wavelights and pacing set at Liévin, Hodgkinson had previously run 1:56.33 at the UK Indoor Championships last weekend, signaling strong form.
- By the 600m mark, Hodgkinson led in 1:25.06 and then surged away, leaving Switzerland's Audrey Werro a distant second.
- Next on her radar, Hodgkinson's performance boosts her season targets ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, with her outdoor record goal of 1:53.28 in sight.
- Liévin has long been known for fast times, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen's records and Jess Hull, Australia's near-record 5:26.68 highlighting its pedigree, while Yolanda Ceplak, Slovenia, served a doping ban from 2007–2009 after holding the previous 800m record.
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Britain's Hodgkinson smashes world indoor 800m record in Lievin
Feb 19 : Keely Hodgkinson on Thursday smashed the women's world indoor 800 metres record set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day Britain's Olympic champion was born nearly 24 years ago. Hodgkinson, clocked 1:54.87 at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin, France to slice 0.95 seconds off
Keely Hodgkinson Shatters Indoor 800m World Record | Sports-Games
Keely Hodgkinson Shatters Indoor 800m World Record British athlete Keely Hodgkinson made headlines Thursday after breaking the women's indoor 800m world record at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin, France. Hodgkinson clocked an impressive 1:54.87, eclipsing the previous record of 1:55.82 set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak in 2002.Expressing gratitude to the enthusiastic supporters, Hodgkinson said, "Thank you for the amazing c…
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