Hodgkinson Concludes Season with Victorious Display at Athlos in NYC
Hodgkinson recorded her fastest time of one minute 54.61 seconds last year in London.
The Olympic champion finished her 800m season with a win at the women-only Athlos meet in NYC on Friday night.
{The reigning Olympic gold medallist, who secured third place at the global championships last month, excelled in an outstanding win in one minute 56.53 seconds in what was only her sixth race in a year impacted by a hamstring injury.
Fellow Briton and global silver winner Georgia Hunter Bell finished second again in one minute 58.33 seconds, while St Vincent's Shafiqua M. (1:58.57) claimed third.
"I haven't competed much this year so it was probably less of a struggle for me to go out there and be motivated to perform," said Hodgkinson.
"The environment out there is crazy so it was really, really fun."
The female-exclusive meet filled the stadium in its second edition, bringing a party atmosphere to traditional track, with musical performances and Tiffany & Co. crowns replacing standard medals.
The 23-times tennis major winner Serena Williams, who is married to Athlos founder Alexis Ohanian, was present to award the victors with their tiaras.
Last year's winners took home sixty thousand dollars (£44,603) - among the biggest cash prizes in track and field.
The event also attracted some of the sport's biggest names, as the Kenyan triple Olympic champion and global record breaker Faith Kipyegon triumphed in the mile race, finishing in four hours 17.78 minutes.
The US Brittany Brown, the 200m bronze medallist from the recent Paris Games, won the sprint double.
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- Track and Field
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