Sports · 10 August 2026

Keely Hodgkinson meets top rivals in European 800m final on Friday

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Keely Hodgkinson, who holds the 800m Olympic title from Paris, anticipates her final will be the "race of the championships" at the European Athletics event in Birmingham. Her biggest rivals are Audrey Werro, a Swiss runner with some of history's fastest times, and Femke Broeders-Bol, a former 400m hurdles world champion.

By BriefTea Editorial · 10 August 2026 at 11:14

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