Keely Hodgkinson Wraps Up Campaign with Winning Performance at Athlos Meet in New York
The athlete achieved her personal best of one minute 54.61 seconds the previous season in the British capital.
The Olympic champion finished her 800m season with a triumph at the women-only Athlos event in New York on Friday evening.
{The current Olympic gold medallist, who secured third place at the World Championships last month, excelled in an impressive win in 1:56.53 in what was just her sixth appearance in a season affected by a muscle issue.
Compatriot and world silver medallist Georgia Hunter 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 year so it was likely easier for me to go out there and want to give it something," said Hodgkinson.
"The atmosphere out there is incredible so it was extremely enjoyable."
The female-exclusive event filled the stadium in its second year, bringing a party atmosphere to conventional athletics, with live music and Tiffany & Co. crowns substituting traditional winners' medals.
The 23-times tennis major winner Serena W., who is married to Athlos founder Alexis O., was on hand to award the victors with their tiaras.
Previous champions received sixty thousand dollars (£44,603) - among the biggest cash prizes in athletics.
The event also drew some of the sport's biggest names, as the Kenyan three-time Olympic gold medallist and global record breaker Faith Kipyegon won the mile, finishing in 4:17.78.
American Brittany B., the 200m bronze medallist from the recent Paris Games, secured the 100m and 200m double.
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