Athletics: Keely Hodgkinson wins women’s 800m
It’s time for the women’s 800m final.
Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson, the favourite, gets a big cheer. But watch out for Kenya’s Mary Moraa too.
And the French crowd has interest, too, for Renelle Lamote.
They’re all in a bunch through the first lap of two. Hodgkinson has positioned herself at the front, with Moraa right over her shoulder.
There’s the bell lap. Hodgkinson still ahead as they hit the back straight.
Still Hodgkinson from Moraa as they approach the bend. Moraa is kicking, and here goes Hodgkinson too.
The Brit and the Kenyan and Hodgkinson pulls away on the straight! Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma takes Moraa on the finishing straight as the Kenyan fades, but Moraa holds on for bronze.
Hodgkinson wins in 1:56.72. Duguma’s set a PB 1:57.15 for silver; Moraa bronze in 1:57.42.