🔗 Share this article Hodgkinson Concludes Season with Victorious Display at Athlos Meet in New York Hodgkinson achieved her personal best of 1:54.61 the previous season in London. Keely Hodgkinson finished her 800m season with a win at the all-female Athlos meet in NYC on Friday evening. {The current Olympic gold medallist, who earned bronze at the World Championships recently, excelled in an outstanding victory in one minute 56.53 seconds in what was just her sixth appearance in a year affected by a hamstring injury. Fellow Briton and global silver winner Georgia Bell finished second again in one minute 58.33 seconds, while the athlete from St Vincent Shafiqua Maloney (one minute 58.57) secured third place. "I've barely raced this season so it was probably less of a struggle for me to compete and want to give it something," said the 23-year-old. "The atmosphere at the event is incredible so it was really, really fun." The women-only event filled the stadium in its second year, introducing a festive vibe to conventional athletics, with live music and Tiffany & Co. crowns replacing standard medals. The 23-times tennis major winner Serena Williams, who is married to Athlos founder Alexis O., was present to award the victors with their tiaras. Last year's winners took home sixty thousand dollars (£44,603) - among the biggest cash prizes in athletics. The event also drew several top athletes, as the Kenyan three-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder Faith Kipyegon won the mile, finishing in 4:17.78. American Brittany Brown, the 200m bronze medallist from last year's Paris Olympics, won the 100m and 200m double. Associated Subjects Track and Field Further Coverage Bol switches to 800m and Hodgkinson 'can't wait'