Overview
- Keely Hodgkinson announced on Monday that she will skip the Zurich Diamond League 800m because her body is not ready after the European Championships.
- Her withdrawal removes one of the headline names from a stacked Zurich field that also lost world champion Lilian Odira for medical reasons.
- Audrey Werro enters Zurich as the heavy favourite after beating Hodgkinson for European gold in Birmingham and running one of the fastest 800m times of the season.
- Hodgkinson has managed hamstring and knee problems in recent years and has already altered her calendar this season to prioritise key targets, including the European Championships.
- Both Hodgkinson and Werro remain listed for the Diamond League Final in Brussels, making that early-September meeting the next likely site for a high-profile rematch and a test of season-long form.