Audrey Werro breaks European Championship record to beat Keely Hodgkinson to 800m gold

Werro, 22, won in 1:54.81s, taking more than half a second off Olga Mineyeva’s 1982 championship record

Update Britain hosting European Athletics Championships for first time in event's 92-year history; Amy Hunt claims Sprint gold double and Romell Glave wins 100m for Great Britain; Matthew Hudson-Smith claims gold for Britain in 400m; Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell among other medal hopes Friday 14 August 2026 22

Keely Hodgkinson was beaten to the 800m gold medal at the European Championships in Birmingham on Friday night

Swiss runner sets 1:54.81sec championship best Femke Broeders-Bol secures bronze in 1:55.54 The 800m European women’s final we all hoped for delivered as Switzerland’s Audrey Werro led from the front to win a classic for the ages. But it was a close run thing as Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson pushed her all the way to ta

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 14 : Switzerland's Audrey Werro continued her remarkable rise by holding off Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to win the 800 metres crown at the European Athletics Championships less than 24 hours after a heavy fall in the semi-finals.The 22-year-old, who shocked the sport earlier this season

Audrey Werro has stormed to the 800-meter title by holding off Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson down the home straight at the European championships

Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson says she has mixed emotions after settling for silver in the 800m final and says she is looks forward to her next race with Audrey Werro.

Werro was contentiously progressed having fallen in her semi-final but held off the home hope in the 800m

The women's 800m was one of the most anticipated events of the European Athletics Championships, as it promised a thrilling three-battle between Keely Hodgkinson, Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol

Katharine Berkoff breaks American Record in 50 backstroke to win gold.

Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh wins gold in the women's 400m individual medley and breaks the Pan Pacific Championships record.

Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh wins gold in the women's 400m individual medley and breaks the Pan Pacific Championships record.

Mark English has won the gold medal in the men's 800m at the European Athletics Championships.

The Donegal 33-year-old has become Ireland’s first male European champion.

Werro gets spot in 800m final after tumble in semifinal at European championships  Toronto Star

KEELY HODGKINSON breezed through her 800m semi-final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham today as her Swiss nemesis Audrey Werro was contentiously put through to the final after tumbling in the first race. The Briton, who would seal a hat-trick of successive European golds if she wins tonight, crossed

The event has been criticised for high ticket prices and empty seats at the Alexander Stadium

Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m rival Audrey Werro falls in semi-final  The Times

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