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Olympic champion breaks indoor 800m mark in France
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Former record set 24 years ago on Hodgkinson’s birthday
Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson 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.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/19/that-was-fun-keely-hodgkinson-smashes-24-year-old-world-record under the title “‘That was fun’: Keely Hodgkinson smashes world record set on day she was born”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
