Keely Hodgkinson celebrates winning the Women's 800m Final at the Stade de France tonight (Image: Peter Byrne)
Atherton's Keely Hodgkinson dominated the Olympic 800m final to win gold and end her wait for a global title in Paris tonight.
The 22-year-old finished second at successive World Championships after claiming a stunning silver on her Olympic debut as a teenager in Tokyo three years ago.
But Hodgkinson put that series of near-misses on the sport's biggest stages behind her as she took charge of the final and would not relent as Kenyan rival Mary Moraa threatened to pass on the outside.
Crossing the line in one minute1min 56.72secs, Leigh Harrier Hodgkinson could not hide her emotion as the magnitude of her achievement struck - having matched Kelly Holmes' 800m gold in Athens 20 years ago.
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