Keely Hodgkinson Withdraws From Zurich 800m as Olympic Champion Says Body Is Not Ready
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 24
Keely Hodgkinson Withdraws From Zurich 800m as Olympic Champion Says Body Is Not Ready
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 24
Summary
Thursday's Zurich Diamond League lost one of its headline 800m matchups after Keely Hodgkinson pulled out, saying she is not ready to race again after the European Championships.
The withdrawal also ends a planned rematch with Switzerland's Audrey Werro, who beat Hodgkinson to European gold in Birmingham earlier this month.
Zurich's field still includes Femke Broeders-Bol and Hodgkinson's training partner Georgia Hunter-Bell, but world champion Lilian Odira has also withdrawn after illness and weakness since the Commonwealth Games.
Hodgkinson had already skipped last week's Lausanne meet and earlier passed on the Commonwealth Games to manage a summer schedule after recent hamstring and knee injuries.
The Zurich stop is the penultimate Diamond League meeting of the season before the Brussels final on September 4-5.