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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Steinberg

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Georgia hunter bell takes silver and keely hodginson bronze in 800m final | History Defined

Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell (right) celebrates winning the silver medal with team-mate Keely Hodgkinson who took bronze in the World Athletics Championships women’s 800 metres final (Martin Rickett/PA). - (PA Wire)

Georgia Hunter Bell pipped training partner and Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to an 800 metres silver medal by one one hundredth of a second on the final night of action at the World Athletics championships in Tokyo.

The British duo were in gold and silver medal position – led by Hodgkinson – on the home straight until Kenyan Lilian Odira surged past them both to take gold in a championship record 1:54.62, leaving the British runners to battle each other for second.

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