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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Steinberg

Keely Hodgkinson says 800m World bronze ‘incredible’ after injury-plagued year

Keely Hodgkinson said she will find peace with her bronze medal after surviving a “s**tshow” of a year to finish third in the 800m final on the last night of the World Championships in Tokyo.

The 23-year-old was hoping to add a maiden world title to the Olympic gold she won in Paris last summer, but was pipped to the line by training mate Georgia Hunter Bell, who dipped to claim silver by one one hundredth of a second in 1:54.90.

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