OLYMPIC gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson believes this is the “closest” she has felt to breaking the women’s 800m outdoor record.The 23-year-old smashed the indoor world record on Thursday in Lievin and has now set her sights on breaking the outdoor feat too, which is the longest standing world record in track athletics.Jarmila Kratochvilova has held the record for nearly 43 years with a time of one minute 53.28 seconds, set in July 1983 at the World Athletics Championships in Munich.

OLYMPIC gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson believes this is the “closest” she has felt to breaking the women’s 800m outdoor record.

The 23-year-old smashed the indoor world record on Thursday in Lievin and has now set her sights on breaking the outdoor feat too, which is the longest standing world record in track athletics.

Jarmila Kratochvilova has held the record for nearly 43 years with a time of one minute 53.28 seconds, set in July 1983 at the World Athletics Championships in Munich.

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