World Athletics Ultimate Championship: Keely Hodgkinson settles for second as Audrey Werro wins women's 800m title

Keely Hodgkinson settled for silver in a hotly anticipated women’s 800m final, won by her Swiss rival Audrey Werro <p>One of the most exciting storylines in athletics this year has been the emergence of a generational women's 800m field, led by Hodgkinson, European champion Werro and Dutch star Femke Bol, the former hurdler who announced last year that she would focus on the event.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/athletics/news/29175/13572675/britains-romell-glave-from-being-in-a-back-brace-to-european-100m-champion-delayed-but-not-denied">Glave: From 2022 in a back brace to European champion - 'Delayed but not denied'</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/athletics/live-blog/29175/13571552/european-athletics-championships-2026-updates-from-birmingham-as-keely-hodgkinson-dina-asher-smith-katarina-johnson-thompson-compete">European Athletics Championships 2026: Updates from Birmingham</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/live-blog/35796/13566034/commonwealth-games-glasgow-2026-live-news-schedule-updates-results-todays-events-as-england-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-aim-for-medals" target="_blank">England finish second in Commonwealth Games medal table</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/19884/13568050/commonwealth-games-adam-ramsay-peatys-emotional-reaction-to-bronze-medals-shows-event-still-matters-says-laura-kenny" target="_blank">'Ramsay-Peaty emotion showed what Commonwealth Games means'</a></strong></li></ul><p>The trio delivered on Saturday night in Budapest, where Werro surged into an early lead and held off a late charge from the Briton to cross the line in 1:55.88.</p><p>Olympic champion Hodgkinson, finished in second, in 1:56.26 seconds, and Broeders-Bol third, 0.48s further back.</p><widget id="1"></widget><p>Hodgkinson's training partner <strong>Georgia…