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Injury sidelines Olympic 800m champion Hodgkinson

By AFP
August 23, 2024
Athing Mu of the US wins the womens 800 metres final ahead of second placed Britains Keely Hodgkinson. — Reuters
Athing Mu of the US wins the women's 800 metres final ahead of second placed Britain's Keely Hodgkinson. — Reuters

PARIS: Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson said Wednesday that she was calling time on the rest of her season after suffering an injury. The 22-year-old runner became the third British woman to win Olympic 800m gold after Anne Packer in 1964 and Kelly Holmes in 2004 when she triumphed in Paris just over two weeks ago. It was her ninth win in nine races this season.