Hodgkinson Concludes Season with Winning Display at Athlos in New York
Hodgkinson achieved her personal best of 1:54.61 the previous season in the British capital.
The Olympic champion finished her 800m campaign with a win at the all-female Athlos event in New York on Friday night.
{The reigning Olympic champion, who earned third place at the World Championships recently, dominated an impressive win in one minute 56.53 seconds in what was just her sixth appearance in a year impacted by a hamstring injury.
Fellow Briton and global silver winner Georgia Bell finished second once more in 1:58.33, while St Vincent's Shafiqua Maloney (1:58.57) secured third place.
"I've barely raced this season so it was likely less of a struggle for me to go out there and want to give it something," stated the 23-year-old.
"The environment at the event is crazy so it was really, really fun."
The female-exclusive meet packed the stadium in its second edition, introducing a party atmosphere to traditional track, with live music and Tiffany & Co. crowns replacing traditional winners' medals.
The 23-times tennis major winner Serena W., who is wed to the founder of Athlos Alexis Ohanian, was present to award the winners with their tiaras.
Previous champions took home sixty thousand dollars (forty-four thousand six hundred and three pounds) - among the biggest cash prizes in athletics.
The event also attracted several top athletes, as Kenya's triple Olympic champion and world record holder Faith K. triumphed in the mile race, finishing in four hours 17.78 minutes.
The US Brittany Brown, the 200m bronze winner from last year's Paris Olympics, secured the sprint double.
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- Track and Field
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