Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has not ruled out the possibility of breaking athletics' longest-standing world record at the London Diamond League meeting in July.
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- •The Briton and her coaches are convinced she has what it takes to lower Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova's near-43-year-old outdoor 800m time of one minute, 53.28 seconds, but…
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- •"Obviously I would love that to happen on home soil," said Hodgkinson, speaking with 50 days to go until the Diamond League returns to the capital.
- •"I get really excited about London, the whole crowd and everything.
- •I think as a British person competing there it's just so much fun, and it's definitely the main thing I'm looking forward to this year on the calendar." Hodgkinson explained that…
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has not ruled out the possibility of breaking athletics' longest-standing world record at the London Diamond League meeting in July.
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