Keely: Warm-up conditions a challenge

ATHLETICS KEELY Hodgkinson has admitted the unusual warm-up conditions at the World Athletics Championships have added an extra challenge for her in Tokyo.

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The Olympic 800m champion took the next step in her chase of a first world title by winning the third heat in one minute 57.53 seconds to book a place in the final alongside training partner Georgia Hunter Bell. Yoyogi Park, where the warm-up track is located, is not - as is common - next to the stadium, but a drive away. Google Maps estimates it takes six minutes, but PA news agency understands the commute is actually closer to 15 minutes.