Keely Hodgkinson has broken the women's world indoor 800 metres record. The British athlete clocked 1:54.87 at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin, France, surpassing the previous mark set nearly 24 years ago.
Hodgkinson controlled the race from the outset, passing the 400m mark in 55.56 seconds and reaching 600m well ahead of the competition. Switzerland's Audrey Werro finished a distant second.
This record follows a strong start to the season for Hodgkinson, who previously won an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo in 2021 and gold at the Paris 2024 Games.