Hodgkinson Wins First World Indoor Title

Keely Hodgkinson captured her first world indoor title successful commanding manner arsenic she claimed 800m golden successful a title grounds clip successful Poland.

The Olympic golden medallist became Great Britain's first women's 800m world champion - indoors aliases outdoors - aft she led passim to timepiece 1 infinitesimal 55.30 seconds.

The world grounds holder continued to nan warm-up way pursuing her victory, suggesting she intends to correspond her federation successful nan women's 4x400m relay astatine nan extremity of nan last time of action successful Torun.

The outdoor worlds and Commonwealth Games are now nan only awesome world championships, of nan six she is eligible for, wherever Hodgkinson is yet to triumph 800m gold.

Hodgkinson's triumph was Great Britain's 4th badge successful Torun - each of them golden - and wrapped up 28 minutes of occurrence aft triumphs for her training partner Georgia Hunter Bell and rod vaulter Molly Caudery connected a sensational Sunday for nan team.

Josh Kerr had kick-started nan celebrations by winning nan 3,000m title connected Saturday.

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