Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Gemma Hunter-Bell\u2019s strength and endurance came to the fore as she came from a long way back, outlasting the field to win the women\u2019s 800m in 1:57.66.<\/p>\n\n
She overhauled Kenya\u2019s world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Mary Moraa in the closing strides for a notable victory. Moraa had to settle for a season\u2019s best 1:57.83 in second. South Africa\u2019s Prudence Sekgodiso was third in 1:58:00. <\/p>\n\n
\u201cI ran that all wrong, making some bad decisions but the whole time I felt good so I knew I had something left,\u201d admitted Hunter-Bell. \u201cI was stuck at the back for a bit long and then ran on the outside longer than I should have but I did feel really strong and very good. <\/p>\n\n
\u201cI tried to find space on the inside that wasn\u2019t there and I ran wide but 800 is all about positioning so I need to work from it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n
USA\u2019s Isabella Whittaker won the women\u2019s 400m, striding purposefully to the line to win in 49.78. Norway\u2019s European indoor silver medallist Henriette J\u00e6ger was second in 50.07 and Britain\u2019s world indoor champion Amber Anning was third in 50.17. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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