Keely Hodgkinson hints at assault on 42-year-old 800m world record in London

Keely Hodgkinson says the Diamond League meeting could turn into a ‘battle of the world records’ with Josh Kerr and Armand Duplantis also competing. Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

Keely Hodgkinson has dangled the intriguing possibility that July’s ­London Diamond League ­meeting could be the day where she takes down Jarmila Kratochvilova’s 42-year-old 800m world record.

The Olympic champion said she would wait until closer to the time before deciding whether to attempt to better the Czech’s time of 1min 53.28sec, the oldest track and field world record still standing.