Diamond League Eugene: Keely Hodgkinson beaten by Lilian Odira in women's 800m event

Keely Hodgkinson was beaten by Kenya's Lilian Odira in the women's 800m event at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon, failing in her attempt to break the women's 800m world record. The defeat marks back-to-back losses for Hodgkinson, having also lost in the same event at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm approximately one month earlier. Odira claimed victory to deny the British runner on both occasions.