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Keely Hodgkinson finished her 800m season with a win at the all-female Athlos event in NYC on Friday night.

{The current Olympic champion, who secured third place at the global championships recently, dominated an outstanding victory in 1:56.53 in what was only her sixth race in a year affected by a muscle issue.

Fellow Briton and global silver winner Georgia Hunter Bell finished second once more in 1:58.33, while St Vincent's Shafiqua Maloney (one minute 58.57) claimed third.

"I've barely raced this season so it was probably less of a struggle for me to go out there and be motivated to perform," said the 23-year-old.

"The atmosphere at the event is crazy so it was extremely enjoyable."

The female-exclusive event packed Icahn Stadium in its second edition, introducing a party atmosphere to conventional athletics, with live music and special crowns substituting traditional winners' medals.

The tennis legend with 23 major titles Serena W., who is wed to Athlos founder Alexis Ohanian, was present to award the victors with their tiaras.

Last year's winners took home sixty thousand dollars (£44,603) - among the biggest cash prizes in athletics.

The event also attracted several top athletes, as Kenya's three-time Olympic gold medallist and global record breaker Faith Kipyegon won the mile, crossing the finish line in four hours 17.78 minutes.

The US Brittany Brown, the 200m bronze winner from the recent Paris Games, secured the sprint double.

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