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Hodgkinson Smashes 800m World Record!
20 Feb
Summary
- Keely Hodgkinson set a new indoor 800m world record in Lievin, France.
- Her record time of 1:54.87 shattered the previous mark set 24 years ago.
- Hodgkinson confidently predicted the record was hers to take before the race.
Keely Hodgkinson has established a new world record in the women's indoor 800m, achieving a blistering time of 1:54.87 in Lievin, France. This remarkable feat eclipsed the previous record of 1:55.82, set by Jolanda Ceplak on March 3, 2002, a standard that had stood for nearly a quarter of a century.
Prior to the event, Hodgkinson expressed strong confidence in her ability to break the record, stating her intention to seize it. She opened her season with a strong performance at the UK Indoor Championships, running 1:56.33 without pacemakers.
In Lievin, the race was meticulously set up with pacemakers and wavelights, guiding Hodgkinson through the halfway mark at 55.8 seconds and 1:53.80 overall. Following the pacemaker, she surged ahead, securing her historic victory and celebrating with the enthusiastic crowd.
