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Keely Hodgkinson finished her two-lap season with a win at the all-female Athlos meet in New York on Friday night.

{The reigning Olympic champion, who secured bronze at the World Championships recently, dominated an outstanding win in 1:56.53 in what was only her sixth race in a year affected by a hamstring injury.

Fellow Briton and global silver winner Georgia Hunter Bell finished second once more in 1:58.33, while the athlete from St Vincent Shafiqua M. (1:58.57) secured third place.

"I've barely raced this year so it was probably easier for me to compete and want to give it something," said the 23-year-old.

"The environment out there is crazy so it was really, really fun."

The female-exclusive meet packed the stadium in its second year, introducing a party atmosphere to conventional athletics, with live music and Tiffany & Co. crowns replacing traditional winners' medals.

The tennis legend with 23 major titles Serena W., who is wed to the founder of Athlos Alexis Ohanian, was on hand to present the winners with their tiaras.

Last year's winners took home sixty thousand dollars (forty-four thousand six hundred and three pounds) - among the biggest cash prizes in track and field.

The competition also drew several top athletes, as Kenya's three-time Olympic gold medallist and global record breaker Faith Kipyegon triumphed in the mile race, finishing in four hours 17.78 minutes.

American Brittany B., the 200m bronze medallist from the recent Paris Games, secured the 100m and 200m double.

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• Track and Field

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