Keely Hodgkinson stormed to the first world title of her career with 800m indoor gold on a glittering evening for Great Britain on the final day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. It capped off an astonishing hour for Great Britain after Hodgkinson's training partner Georgia Hunter Bell captured a maiden world title in the 1500 metres, moments before Molly Caudery struck gold in the women's pole vault. Last month, 24-year-old Hodgkinson broke the world indoor record at the same distance - set on the same day she was born - in Lievin, where she crossed the finish in one minute 54.87 seconds. Caudery finally exacted her long-awaited retribution as she reclaimed the world indoor pole vault title she first won in 2024. Keely Hodgkinson stormed to the first world title of her career, claiming 800m indoor goldThe Olympics hero set a new championship record of one minute, 55.30 seconds in PolandThe Cornish 26-year-old was the sole woman to clear 4.85m, beating Slovenia's Tina Sutej, whose best effort was 4.80m.

Source: Daily Mail March 22, 2026 20:03 UTC