Werro overtakes Hodgkinson to claim 800m European gold
Switzerland's Audrey Werro has won the European 800m title, pulling away from defending champion Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain down the back straight.
The women's 800m final at the European Athletics Championships produced a change at the top, as Switzerland's Audrey Werro claimed the gold medal.
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, who came into the race as the reigning European champion, reached the final but was unable to hold off Werro's late push. Down the back straight, Werro showed she had more strength left than her rival, building the advantage she needed to secure victory at the finish.
Hodgkinson had to settle for silver, missing out on defending her European title. Werro's win stands out as one of the notable results in the championships' women's middle-distance events.
