Hodgkinson believes gold at home European Championships ‘would mean almost as much as Olympics’

British 800m star is headline act as Birmingham hosts Audrey Werro clash to be ‘race of the championships’ Keely Hodgkinson says winning a European gold medal in front of her home fans in Birmingham this week will be nearly as special as her Olympic title in Paris. Hodgkinson is the headline act as the European Athletics Champion­ships come to Britain for the first time in its 92-year history, but she insists the intense spotlight on her only increases her determination to win 800m gold. …