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The Independent
6 days ago
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- The Independent
Keely Hodgkinson set to make return at Lausanne Diamond League meet in August
Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson will race in her signature event at the Lausanne Diamond League meet on August 20. It is the first competition the 23-year-old has entered since pulling out of two planned starts to her season, June's Stockholm Diamond League meet and the London Athletics Meet earlier this month. Hodgkinson was ruled out of her own inaugural 'Keely Klassic' in February with a hamstring issue, then suffered a setback before Stockholm. Her team has said she plans to arrive at September's World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in 'peak form', aiming for her first world title after finishing second at the last two world championships. The 800 metres in Lausanne will also feature fellow Briton Jemma Reekie, a four-time Diamond League winner, and Hodgkinson's M11 Track Club training partner Georgia Hunter-Bell. Hunter-Bell collected 1500 metres bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and won the 800 metres at the 2025 London Diamond League in a season's-best one minute 56.74 seconds. The 31-year-old shared after her London triumph that she is mulling over the idea of competing in both middle-distances in Tokyo, and may take advice from Dame Kelly Holmes, who famously won both events at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
The Independent
19-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Georgia Hunter Bell may turn to Kelly Holmes for World Championships advice
Georgia Hunter Bell will consult with Kelly Holmes before deciding whether to attempt to double up in the 800 and 1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. The British athlete registered a second Diamond League win at the shorter distance at the Novuna London Athletics Meet, running a season's best of one minute 56.74 seconds after outsprinting her rivals up the straight. Holmes famously won both events at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and Hunter Bell, who took bronze in the 1500m in Paris last summer, could be tempted to tackle both distances – pending consultation with the athletics great. Hunter Bell said: 'I think in May, Trevor (Painter) and Jen (Meadows, coaches) just noticed that I was responding a lot better to the 800m training, so it's something that we're paying attention to. 'You've obviously got to just look strategically at the events. The 1500 has got even faster than last year – I didn't think that was possible – but it has again, whereas the 800 at the moment is not as fast as it was last year. If you're trying to get a medal, what is actually the best thing to do? 'It is technically an option because the schedule is actually quite generous for it. There's proper days off, one event completes before the second starts, it's not like switching in between the two. But I just think it's been really hard and you might stuff your chances at both. 'I might reach out to Kelly Holmes and see what she thinks because a lot of people can have their opinion, there's very few that have actually done it and done well in both and I'd like to see what she has to say about it. 'I think I can decide after the champs (next month's UK Athletics Championships). But I would need to do the 800 metres at the British champs to earn my spot.' Reigning 1500m world champion Josh Kerr vowed the title will stay in Britain despite suffering defeat at the hands of Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech, clocking a season's best of three mins 29.37 secs but ultimately falling short. He said: 'In general I really liked how I felt in the whole race. I felt like I made a solid move at 250, I just did not have my head on straight with 200 to go, and I let them go a little bit. 'The power was not quite there but it is not far away. But we have not ran a race like that for a while. To be running 3.29 at this point of the season is encouraging. 'I can make a big jump in the next couple of months, we've not got a bunch of time but we're in a solid spot. The title lives here and it will continue to live here for the next year.' Kerr confirmed he will race the 5000m at the national championships as he is already qualified for the 1500m in Tokyo. Roger Black, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson and Mark Hylton were presented with their upgraded gold medals for the 4x400m relay at the Athens World Championships in 1997 in front of the London Stadium crowd. The title was originally won by the USA, who were disqualified following an anti-doping violation by Antonio Pettigrew. Morgan Lake in the women's high jump and Charlie Dobson in the men's 400m were other home winners in Diamond League events, while Ben Sandilands triumphed in the men's 1500m para final. The women's 100m para contest went to Sophie Hahn and the men's equivalent saw Zak Skinner shade Thomas Young in a photo finish.
CBC
18-07-2025
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- CBC
Marco Arop, Noah Lyles headline Diamond League's London event
Canada's Marco Arop will look for another season's best when he competes at the Diamond League track and field meet in London this weekend. Arop, the Paris Olympics silver medallist in the men's 800-metres, is coming off a season's-best result at the Diamond League stop in Monaco last week. The Edmonton native finished in one minute, 42.73 seconds to claim a fifth-place result. Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, will also be in London for the event after winning that Monaco racewith a world-leading time of 1:41.44. CBC Gem and will carry all the live action from the Novuna London Athletics Meet, beginning on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET. This weekend's men's 800m race is just one of several key events on Saturday — including Round 2 of Noah Lyles vs. Letsile Tebogo. Chris Chavez, the founder of Citius Mag, joined Trackside hosts Perdita Felicien and Aaron Brown to preview the biggest storylines and races to watch at Diamond League London. 100m Olympic champion Noah Lyles, Canadian Marco Arop headline London Diamond League 20 hours ago Hosts Perdita Felicien and Aaron Brown are joined by Chris Chavez to break down the biggest storylines heading into one of the most anticipated athletics meets ahead of worlds.
The Independent
12-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Keely Hodgkinson withdraws from London Diamond League meet with hamstring issue
Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson has withdrawn from next Saturday's London Diamond League meet as she continues to recover from a hamstring issue. It is the second delayed start to the season for the 23-year-old, who had originally planned her return to action at last month's Stockholm Diamond League event before suffering a minor setback. Hodgkinson now intends to open her season later this month, with just two months remaining until the world championships begin in Tokyo. A statement from Hodgkinson's team read: 'Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will not be competing at next weekend's London Diamond League as she continues her preparations for the 2025 season. 'After experiencing a minor setback earlier in the summer, Keely is now back in full training and progressing rapidly. However, the London meet has come slightly too soon in her return to competition. 'Together with her team, she has made the decision to delay her season opener by a few more weeks to ensure she is fully race-ready. 'Keely had been looking forward to returning to the London Stadium, the scene of her British 800m record-breaking run in 2024. 'However, her priority remains arriving at the world championships in Tokyo this September in peak form and this decision supports that long-term goal. 'Her focus is now on completing a solid block of training and opening her 2025 campaign later this month. Further updates on Keely's season debut will be shared in due course.' Hodgkinson won her maiden Olympic gold at Paris 2024, weeks after setting a British record 800 metres time of one minute 54.61 seconds at the 2024 London Diamond League. She is hoping to claim a first-ever world title in September after collecting silver in 2022 and 2023.
CBC
11-07-2025
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- CBC
Canada's Marco Arop finishes 5th in 800m at Diamond League Monaco
Social Sharing Canada's Marco Arop posted a season's-best time to finish fifth in a highly-competitive men's 800 metres race at the Diamond League track and field stop in Monaco on Friday. The field of the Meeting Herculis EBS was comprised of all eight athletes that ran in last summer's final at the Paris Olympic Games. Arop, who won silver at Paris 2024, lingered near the back of the pack well into the second lap of Friday's race. The Edmonton native crossed the line in one minute, 42.73 seconds for his best time of 2025. Reigning Olympic champ Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the event with a world-leading and meet record time of one minute, 41.44 seconds. American Josh Hoey was second (1:42.01) while Paris bronze medallist Djamel Sedjati, of Algeria, was third (1:42.20). Friday marked the first Diamond League appearance of the season for Arop, who was coming off a successful first season of competition in the new Grand Slam Track league. The 26-year-old won all three 800m races in that league, and was crowned the winner of the short distance competition at the Philadelphia stop on June 1. WATCH | Wanyonyi wins 800m in Monaco, Edmonton's Arop places 5th: 14 minutes ago Duration 3:27 Mitton finishes 3rd Fellow Canadian Sarah Mitton nabbed a third-place finish in the women's shot put in Monaco. The 29-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., had a top throw of 20m, which slotted her behind the winner, Netherlands' Jessica Schilder (20.39), and second-placed Chase Jackson (20.06), of the U.S. Mitton, the defending world indoor and Diamond League final champ, now has finishes of fifth, fourth, third, and second place through four of five events this season. Those results give her 22 points in her bid to qualify for this year's final, which will see the top six point-getters advance to the Zurich event on Aug. 27. Jackson sits in first place with 30 points, Schilder is in second with 27, with Mitton in third.
