Keely Hodgkinson Wraps Up Campaign with Victorious Display at Athlos Meet in New York
Hodgkinson recorded her fastest time of one minute 54.61 seconds last year in the British capital.
The Olympic champion concluded her two-lap season with a win at the women-only Athlos event in New York on Friday evening.
{The reigning Olympic champion, who earned bronze at the global championships recently, dominated an impressive victory in 1:56.53 in what was only her sixth race in a year impacted by a muscle issue.
Fellow Briton and global silver winner Georgia Hunter Bell took the runner-up spot again in one minute 58.33 seconds, while the athlete from St Vincent Shafiqua Maloney (1:58.57) claimed third.
"I've barely raced this year so it was probably easier for me to go out there and want to give it something," stated Hodgkinson.
"The atmosphere at the event is crazy so it was really, really fun."
The women-only meet packed Icahn Stadium in its second edition, introducing a festive vibe to conventional athletics, with live music and special crowns substituting standard medals.
The 23-times tennis major winner Serena Williams, who is married to the founder of Athlos Alexis O., was present to present the victors with their crowns.
Last year's winners took home sixty thousand dollars (forty-four thousand six hundred and three pounds) - one of the largest prize purses in track and field.
The competition also attracted several top athletes, as Kenya's three-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Faith K. triumphed in the mile race, crossing the finish line in four hours 17.78 minutes.
The US Brittany B., the 200m bronze winner from last year's Paris Olympics, secured the 100m and 200m double.
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