Keely Hodgkinson Wraps Up Campaign with Victorious Performance at Athlos in NYC
The athlete achieved her fastest time of one minute 54.61 seconds last year in the British capital.
The Olympic champion finished her 800m campaign with a win at the women-only Athlos event in New York on Friday evening.
{The reigning Olympic champion, who earned bronze at the global championships last month, dominated an outstanding victory in one minute 56.53 seconds in what was just her sixth appearance in a season affected by a hamstring injury.
Fellow Briton and world silver medallist Georgia Bell finished second once more in 1:58.33, while the athlete from St Vincent Shafiqua Maloney (one minute 58.57) secured third place.
"I haven't competed much this year so it was likely easier for me to go out there and want to give it something," said the 23-year-old.
"The environment at the event is crazy so it was extremely enjoyable."
The women-only meet filled Icahn Stadium in its second year, introducing a festive vibe to traditional track, with musical performances and special crowns substituting standard medals.
The 23-times tennis major winner Serena W., who is married to Athlos founder Alexis Ohanian, was on hand to award the victors with their tiaras.
Last year's winners took home sixty thousand dollars (£44,603) - one of the largest prize purses in athletics.
The event also drew several top athletes, as the Kenyan three-time Olympic gold medallist and global record breaker Faith K. won the mile, finishing in four hours 17.78 minutes.
The US Brittany Brown, the 200m bronze winner from the recent Paris Games, won the 100m and 200m double.
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