Keely's coming to terms with bronze

KEELY Hodgkinson said she will find peace with her bronze medal after surviving a “s**tshow” of a year to finish third in the 800m final on the last night of the World Championships in Tokyo.

- By RACHEL STEINBERG

The 23-year-old was hoping to add a maiden world title to the Olympic gold she won in Paris last summer, but was pipped to the line by training mate Georgia Hunter Bell, who dipped to claim silver by one one hundredth of a second in 1:54.90.

Hodgkinson battled back from a 376-day injury layoff to set a world-lead in Silesia in mid-August, but the heats, semifinal and final in Tokyo were just her third, fourth and fifth races of the year all season.

"It's been a s**tshow. I mean an absolute s**tshow," admitted Hodgkinson, when reminded of her long spell on the sidelines.