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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Steinberg

Brilliant Keely Hodgkinson wins maiden world title in golden night for Great Britain

  • Keely Hodgkinson secured her maiden world title, winning the 800m gold in a championship record time at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.
  • Her training partner, Georgia Hunter Bell, also claimed her first global gold medal in the 1500m event.
  • Molly Caudery added to Great Britain's success by winning gold in the pole vault, reclaiming a title she previously held.
  • These victories, combined with Josh Kerr's 3,000m triumph, ensured Great Britain's most successful World Indoor Championships in history, surpassing the 1999 record.
  • Hodgkinson, who set a new world indoor 800m record last month, led her final from the start and later participated in the women's 4x400m relay.

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Keely Hodgkinson storms to first world title as GB strike remarkable triple gold

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