‘That was fun’: Keely Hodgkinson smashes 24-year-old world record
Olympic champion breaks indoor 800m mark in France
In great form for world indoor championships in March
Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has obliterated the world indoor 800m record, which has stood since 2002, by nearly a second in a stunning performance in Liévin.
Hodgkinson had made no secret that she believed the record of 1min 55.82sec, set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak on the same day Hodgkinson was born – 3 March 2002 – was there for the taking after a prep race at the British championships last week.