Hodgkinson sets 400m personal best at Diamond League in Rome

Athletics News Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Keely Hodgkinson claimed a personal best as she finished seventh on her women's 400m Diamond League debut in Rome. The Paris gold medallist is looking to smash Jarmila Kratochvilova's near-43-year-old women's outdoor 800m record this summer and made further progress on her 400m speed, coming home with a time of 51.14 in a race won by Henriette Jaeger. Hodgkinson finished behind compatriot Amber Anning, who placed in fifth position with a time of 50.19 at the Stadio Olimpico. Two-time world indoor champion Molly Caudery clinched the pole vault title with a season's best jump of 4.80m, while fellow indoor champion Georgia Hunter Bell came first in the women's 1500m with a time of three minutes 58.63 seconds. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Olympic champion Julien Alfred won the women's 200m, while 2025 World Championships silver medallist Amy Hunt took fourth in 22.52 seconds and came in front of fifth-placed Dina Asher-Smith, who finished in 22.76 seconds. Olympic champion Noah Lyles took the men's 100m title with a time of 9.88 seconds, ahead of Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in second and third respectively. Jeremiah Azu came ninth. 'Absolutely bonkers!' | Reilly becomes first person in the world to land new BMX tricks! 'Didn't touch the sides!' | Gorst with the golden break! 'I have no words!' | Emotional Chadwick claims historic Indy NXT win Atwood shares how his great grandmother dealt with segregation 'Wow! Simply sensational!' - USA sink golden break in Mosconi Cup thriller Get Sky Sports Log In #{name} Log Out Upgrade #{name} Log Out Get Sky Sports #{name} Log Out Get Sky Sports #{name} Log Out Log Out Home Sports Football F1 Cricket Rugby Union Rugby League Golf Boxing NFL Tennis NBA Racing Darts Netball MMA More Sports Scores Watch Sky Bet More Podcasts Live on Sky Get Sky Sports Sky Sports App Sky Sports with no contract Kick It Out British South Asians in Football document.currentScript.parentElement.config = {"aps":{"pubId":"5213"},"covatic":{"consumption":{"assestType":"text","metadata":{"description":"The best sports coverage from around the world, covering: Football, Cricket, Golf, Rugby, WWE, Boxing, Tennis and much more.","title":"Sky Sports"}}},"peer39":{"url":"https:\/\/tags.peer39.com\/1362\/trg_1362.js","id":1362,"timeout":2500},"lazyload":{"fetch-margin-percent":100,"render-margin-percent":12,"mobile-scaling":1},"tag":"\/20346936\/skysports\/athletics\/news","targeting":{"artid":"13550961","Sport":"Athletics","Sig":"News Story"}} X Facebook TikTok Instagram YouTube WhatsApp Partners Sky Bet Super 6 TEAMtalk.com Football365.com Sky Sports Channels Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Football Sky Sports+ Sky Sports Cricket Sky Sports Golf Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports Tennis Sky Sports Action Sky Sports News Sky Sports Racing Sky Sports Mix More Sky Sites Sky.com Sky News Sky Go Sky Group Sky For Businesses Sky Partnerships Sky Impact Store Locator Advertise With Us Terms & Conditions Privacy & Cookies Notice Privacy Options Accessibility Information Contact Us ©2026 Sky UK