Hodgkinson safely made it through to the semi-finals of the 800m
The fact that Keely Hodgkinson still gets a headache from the heats should be comforting to Phoebe Gill as she navigates the same narrative arc.
“I don’t really like heats, they’re not my favourites,” said Hodgkinson. “I feel like girls have stepped up this year because I looked at my heat and thought it was quite tough, actually, for a heat. The St Albans native's sole aim on the start line of her heat was not to start crying and she took a series of big, deep breaths in order not to do so.
Gill was challenged by Italy’s Eloisa Coiro down the back straight and needed to run 1:58.83 to take the second automatic qualification spot, a shade outside the time she clocked to claim victory at the UK Athletics Championships. For Gill, making the final would be a great success and she would be the youngest athlete to do so in the women's 800m in 96 years.
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