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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jim van Wijk

Keely Hodgkinson eases to victory in Lausanne

Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson pulled clear down the home straight to cap another impressive display in Lausanne (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) -

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson produced a dominant display to win the women’s 800 metres at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne, with British team-mate Georgia Hunter Bell finishing third.

Hodgkinson, who has been recovering from a hamstring injury, returned after a 376-day absence in Silesia last weekend to set a world-leading run of one minute and 54.74 seconds, just behind her own national record.

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