Ethiopian Duguma and Kenyan Moraa also finished in the top 3.
British track and field athlete Keeley Hodgkinson became a champion Olympics 2024 in Paris in distance running 800 meters.
Having run the distance in 1:56.72, the champion was less than half a second ahead of Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia, who also showed her best result of her career. Kenyan Mary Moraa came in third.
Three years ago in Tokyo, Hodgkinson won silver in this distance, losing to American Ating Mu.
Let us recall that earlier today the women’s final in the 5,000-meter race took place. The Kenyan Beatrice Chebet won the gold medal.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will end on August 11. The competition will feature 329 sets of medals in 32 sports.
- 2024 Olympic Games. Paris, France. Athletics. Women’s 800m. Final
1. Keeley Hodgkinson (Great Britain) – 1:56.72
2. Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia) – 1:47.15
3. Mary Moraa (Kenya) – 1:57.42
Source: Sportarena
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