KEELY HODGKINSON battled through illness to remain the queen of Europe and admitted: "That's the worst I've ever felt racing." The 22-year-old led from the outset to win a second continental 800m gold in 1min 58.65secs.
While the manner of victory was not as convincing as anticipated, she had spent much of the day thinking about withdrawing because of a virus.
"It's not been the greatest 24 hours," Hodgkinson said. "I would have liked a better time but it was just about finding a way to win." With a personal best four seconds faster than the rest of the field, she was priced up at 1/33 by the bookies.
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