Overview
- Keely Hodgkinson finished second to Lilian Odira in the Diamond League 800m in Eugene on Saturday, clocking 1:56.73 to Odira’s 1:56.19.
- She started the race with both knees heavily strapped after a bad fall days earlier and said she could not walk four days before the meet.
- Hodgkinson publicly shared photos of her injured knees and received an outpouring of support from fellow athletes and fans.
- Her Eugene time was well down on the British 800m record of 1:54.33 she set in Stockholm in June, a mark that underpins her stated bid to challenge the long-standing 1:53.28 world record.
- Hodgkinson has been racing 400m events to sharpen her first lap, but her injury and recent results mean her fitness and record attempt will be closely monitored ahead of the London Diamond League.