Hodgkinson targets 800m world record in London

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has dangled the intriguing possibility that July's London Diamond League meeting could be the day where she takes down Jarmila Kratochvilova's 42-year-old 800m world record. The Briton would need to better the Czech's time of 1:53.28, which stands as the oldest track and field world record still standing. tr-sport.click

Hodgkinson said she would wait until closer to the time before deciding whether to attempt the record, adding "I would love to have that happen on home soil." The 800m world record has stood since 1983, making it one of the most enduring in athletics history.