Gold medal favourite Keely Hodgkinson cruises through to 800 metres final
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British gold medal favourite Keely Hodgkinson cruised through to Monday’s women’s Olympic 800m final after finishing fastest of all the semi-finalists at Stade de France. Kerr, the reigning world champion, was up against his Norwegian arch-nemesis and defending Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen in a first heat set to ominous, percussive music worthy of a Star Wars soundtrack. “Preparation has been really good, so now I just go for the win.” The former Wolves academy product, at one point American world sprint champion Noah Lyles’ housemate for a year, picked himself up from rock bottom and revealed the depths of his struggles after collecting world bronze in 2022. Dobson, who was up against Gilles Biron, running in lane four for hosts France, said: “Really pleased to get started, we’ve been here maybe two weeks now and it’s felt like a long wait.
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