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No world record, no win - Hodgkinson beaten again in Diamond League

No world record, no win - Hodgkinson beaten again in Diamond League
BBC Sport Saturday 04 July 2026, 22:08 UTC 1 min read
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Keely Hodgkinson fell short in her pursuit of breaking the women's 800m world record, after she was beaten by Kenya's Lilian Odira in the latest Diamond League event in Eugene, Oregon - making it back to back defeats for Hodgkinson, after she also lost in the event in Stockholm a month ago.

Keely Hodgkinson fell short in her pursuit of breaking the women's 800m world record, after she was beaten by Kenya's Lilian Odira in the latest Diamond League event in Eugene, Oregon - making it back to back defeats for Hodgkinson, after she also lost in the event in Stockholm a month ago.
Hodgkinson (PERSON) Diamond League (ORG) Keely Hodgkinson (PERSON) Kenya (LOCATION) Lilian Odira (PERSON) Eugene (PERSON) Oregon (LOCATION) Stockholm (LOCATION)
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