Molly Caudery And Georgia Hunter Bell Win At Rome Diamond League

Molly Caudery and Georgia Hunter Bell won at the Diamond League meeting in Rome, with Caudery taking the pole vault title at Stadio Olimpico on a clearance of 4.80m and Hunter Bell winning the 1500m in 3:58.63.

“The trio who starred at the World Indoor Championships continued their fine form at the Golden Gala, with victories for Caudery and Hunter Bell and a personal best over 400m for Hodgkinson”

Athletics Weekly

The BBC said Keely Hodgkinson finished seventh in her rare 400m outing in 51.14 seconds, while Henriette Jaeger of Norway won in 49.60 seconds and Amber Anning came home fifth in 50.19.

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In the same Rome meeting, the BBC reported that Olympic champion Noah Lyles surged to victory in the men’s 100m in 9.88 seconds ahead of Emmanuel Eseme and Letsile Tebogo, with Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu ninth in 10.12.

Athletics Weekly described Caudery’s pole vault win as coming by countback from Olympic champion Nina Kennedy of Australia and European champion Angelica Moser of Switzerland, and it said Caudery used a short run-up of only 10 steps in Rome.

Hunter Bell told BBC Sport, "I felt really happy to come away with the win," after breaking away from the leading pack to win her outdoor season debut in 3 minutes 58.63 seconds.

Caudery, also speaking to BBC Sport, said, "Rabat was a little bit rocky the other day, but a few tweaks and I'm very happy with tonight," after improving from her Diamond League opener in Rabat where she finished seventh with 4.60m.

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Athletics Weekly quoted Caudery saying, "I’m pretending this is my season opener and not Rabat!" as she described the comeback context for her Rome performance.

The BBC added that Hodgkinson improved her personal best by 0.47 seconds in the 400m, while the Athletics Weekly account said she clocked a PB of 51.14 but was left slightly frustrated she did not break 51 seconds.

The BBC said the Diamond League continues on Sunday in Stockholm, with live coverage on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website and app from 16:00 BST.

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It also said Hodgkinson, after her 400m run in Rome, "will now return to the 800m" and will race in Stockholm on Sunday and on consecutive July weekends in Eugene and London.

Athletics Weekly framed the Rome results as part of a longer season, noting that Caudery said, "It's a long season so I’m looking after my body," and that she expected "there's more to come" after her 4.80m clearance.

In the men’s 100m, the BBC reported that Lyles won in 9.88 seconds and that Jeremiah Azu was ninth in 10.12, while Athletics Weekly listed Emmanuel Eseme at 9.94 and Letsile Tebogo at 9.95 behind Lyles.