Hodgkinson Concludes Season with Winning Display at Athlos in New York
Hodgkinson recorded her personal best of 1:54.61 the previous season in the British capital.
Keely Hodgkinson concluded her two-lap campaign with a win at the women-only Athlos event in NYC on Friday evening.
{The reigning Olympic champion, who earned bronze at the World Championships last month, dominated an impressive victory in one minute 56.53 seconds in what was only her sixth race in a year impacted by a hamstring injury.
Fellow Briton and global silver winner Georgia Bell finished second again in 1:58.33, while the athlete from St Vincent Shafiqua M. (one minute 58.57) claimed third.
"I haven't competed much this season so it was likely less of a struggle for me to go out there and be motivated to perform," said the 23-year-old.
"The atmosphere out there is incredible so it was really, really fun."
The women-only meet packed the stadium in its second year, introducing a party atmosphere to conventional athletics, with musical performances and Tiffany & Co. crowns replacing standard medals.
The 23-times tennis major winner Serena W., who is married to Athlos founder Alexis Ohanian, was present to award the winners with their crowns.
Previous champions took home sixty thousand dollars (ÂŁ44,603) - among the biggest cash prizes in track and field.
The event also attracted several top athletes, as Kenya's three-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Faith K. won the mile, crossing the finish line in four hours 17.78 minutes.
American Brittany Brown, the 200m bronze medallist from the recent Paris Games, won the 100m and 200m double.
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