Hodgkinson Concludes Season with Victorious Performance at Athlos in NYC
The athlete achieved her fastest time of one minute 54.61 seconds last year in the British capital.
The Olympic champion concluded her 800m campaign with a win at the all-female Athlos meet in NYC on Friday night.
{The reigning Olympic gold medallist, who earned bronze at the global championships last month, dominated an outstanding victory in 1:56.53 in what was just her sixth appearance in a year impacted by a hamstring injury.
Compatriot and global silver winner Georgia Hunter Bell finished second once more in one minute 58.33 seconds, while the athlete from St Vincent Shafiqua M. (1:58.57) claimed third.
"I've barely raced 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 environment out there is incredible so it was really, really fun."
The women-only event filled Icahn Stadium in its second edition, introducing a party atmosphere to conventional athletics, with musical performances and Tiffany & Co. crowns substituting traditional winners' medals.
The tennis legend with 23 major titles Serena Williams, who is wed to the founder of Athlos Alexis O., was on hand to award the victors with their crowns.
Previous champions took home $60,000 (forty-four thousand six hundred and three pounds) - among the biggest cash prizes in track and field.
The event also attracted some of the sport's biggest names, as the Kenyan three-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Faith Kipyegon won the mile, finishing in four hours 17.78 minutes.
American Brittany Brown, the 200m bronze winner from the recent Paris Games, secured the sprint double.
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- Track and Field
- Athlete transitions to 800m with excitement
