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Audrey Werro of Switzerland beat Keely Hodgkinson to win the women’s 800m at the European Championships in Birmingham, clocking a championship-record 1:54.81 to deny Hodgkinson a third consecutive title; Hodgkinson took silver in 1:55.01, with Femke Broeders-Bol third (1:55.54) as Britain collected their 10th medal of the meet.
The women’s 800m final at the European Championships in Birmingham shapes up as a blockbuster between Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, Audrey Werro (who just ran a 1:53.80 PB—the fastest in 43 years) and Femke Broeders-Bol, with a 10-person final after Werro’s semifinal fall. Hodgkinson will try to race her own race and counter Werro’s front-running, while Broeders-Bol—transitioning from the 400m hurdles—could surge with a PB to claim a medal. JG’s pick: Hodgkinson gold, Werro silver, Broeders-Bol bronze. Final Friday at 4:46 p.m. ET (21:46 BST), with live streaming and post-race analysis planned.
Keely Hodgkinson qualified for the women's 800m final at the European Athletics Championships by winning the second semi in 1:57.38, while Audrey Werro recovered from a dramatic fall in the first semi and advanced after a successful appeal that footage suggested involved Anais Bourgoin's contact with Werro's foot; Hodgkinson said she hoped Werro would be in the final, setting up a highly anticipated showdown.
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson won her 800m heat in 1:57.28—the fastest of the four heats—and, along with Audrey Werro (1:57.83) and Femke Broeders-Bol (1:59.96), safely progressed to Thursday's semi-finals at the European Championships, setting up a likely head-to-head rematch; Hodgkinson, who has faced a few outdoor setbacks but feels in strong form, called the championships a fresh start and said the event should bring out the best in the field.
Audrey Werro won the Ostrava Golden Spike women's 800m in 1:54.55, missing Jarmila Kratochvilova's 1983 record of 1:53.28 but posting the year’s fastest time; her Stockholm 1:53.98 remains the fastest this year. Femke Broeders-Bol, in her first outdoor 800m after switching from the 400m hurdles, finished second in 1:57.13. The meet also featured Noah Lyles clocking a world-best 14.67 for 150m on a curved track, and eight women going sub-2:00 in the 800m, signaling a deep field.