Hodgkinson believes gold at home European Championships ‘would mean almost as much as Olympics’

British 800m star Keely Hodgkinson has said that winning gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham this week would mean almost as much as her Olympic title in Paris. The event marks the first time in the championship's 92-year history that it has been held in Britain. Hodgkinson is set to face Swiss athlete Audrey Werro in what is being billed as the 'race of the championships.'