Fresh rivals & forced to settle for silver - but Hodgkinson up for fight
Keely Hodgkinson says she is proud of her ability to "continue to fight" after taking silver behind Audrey Werro at the European Athletics Championships.
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"I am proud of my consistency to stay competitive and continue to fight and add more medals to my collection."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
"Obviously I would have rather walked away with the gold, but I don't think I have done anything wrong."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
Key People
Athing Mu is an American middle-distance runner and a competitor in the 800m.
Audrey Werro is a Swiss athlete and European Under-23 champion.
Femke Broeders-Bol is a Dutch athlete who excels in middle-distance running.
Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell is an accomplished middle-distance runner.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
Lilian Odira is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 meters.
Mary Moraa is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who competes in the 800m.
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Keely Hodgkinson says she is proud of her ability to "continue to fight" after taking silver behind Audrey Werro at the European Athletics Championships.
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