Audrey Werro Stuns Keely Hodgkinson in Diamond League 800m
Swiss athlete sets third fastest women's 800m time ever, while Armand Duplantis suffers first defeat in 40 events
L'essentiel
- Audrey Werro (SUI) wins 800m in 1:53.98, 3rd fastest ever, beating Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) who set a British record (1:54.33).
- Armand Duplantis (SWE) loses first pole vault in 40 events to Kurtis Marschall (AUS).
Résumé généré par IA
Pourquoi c'est important
Keely Hodgkinson targets world record after indoor success; Armand Duplantis seeks continued dominance.
Audrey Werro stunned Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson at the Diamond League in Stockholm, winning in a time of 1:53.98 - the third fastest women’s 800m time ever and the fastest in the world this year. Hodgkinson, in her first outdoor 800m race of the season, finished with a British record of 1:54.33, narrowly behind Werro. American Roisin Willis took third in 1:57.56.
Meanwhile, Swedish pole vault star Armand Duplantis suffered his first defeat in 40 events, losing to Australia’s Kurtis Marschall, who jumped 5.90m to Duplantis’s 5.80m.
Hodgkinson, who smashed the world indoor record in February, expressed respect for Werro’s performance and motivation to improve. She plans to compete in Eugene before the London Diamond League on July 18.
Other notable results included a meeting record in the women’s shot put by the Netherlands’ Jessica Schilder (20.89m) and a win for Sweden’s Daniel Stahl in the men’s discus (69.60m).
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Questions ouvertes
- Will Keely Hodgkinson achieve the world record in 800m this year?
