by Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson produced a dominant exhibition to win the 800 female meters during the Diamond League competition in Lausanne, with the British teammate Georgia Hunter Bell finishing third.
Hodgkinson, who recoveries an injury to the hamstrings, returned after an absence of 376 days in Silesia last weekend to establish a world series of one minute and 54.74 seconds, just behind his own national record.
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With the world championships in Tokyo to come next month, Hodgkinson posed another marker when she made a solid finish in wet conditions to establish a new meeting record of 1: 55.69.
Hunter Bell was in second place in the house, but faded in the fence meters while Audrey Werro, Switzerland, cast it with clock 1: 57.55.
Hodgkinson, 23, had looked at the control of the opening part of the race, sitting second behind the cardiac stimulator with the bell, which she took in 56.04 seconds.
With only caution Sekgodiso for a company before the 300 meters end, Hodgkinson quickly moved from South African to head towards another impressive victory.
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“(I feel a little relieved),” Hodgkinson told BBC World Service Sport.
“I had the impression that this race was certainly going to be more a challenge, but to take a rhythm like that, you just have to run and forget everyone.
“I’m glad it paid. I feel like I really saved my 1:54 with a solid 1:55. We see improvements all the time, so I’m happy.”
Hodgkinson added: “I could not have asked for a better start – I’m a little in shock myself. I train well, I train very hard for moments like this, but when everything meets, it makes it very special.
“(My coach) Trevor (painter) told me a few weeks ago” You are actually in advance. I wanted you to be here when we are in Tokyo, “so being here now is incredible.
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“I hope we can stay healthy and build on what we have, and see what can happen.”
Hodgkinson’s training partner Hunter Bell must now decide to have another crack at 800m in Tokyo or focus on the 1,500m where she would seek to add to her Olympic Bronze Medal in Paris.
“I wanted a little faster but it was difficult today, difficult to recover from the race a few days ago,” she said.
“I don’t know (what a distance), I’m going to decide this week. I lack time to make a decision. Every day, I change my mind. “
The conditions continued to worsen in Lausanne (Jean-Christophe Bott / Keystone via AP)
The conditions have worsened over the events, Elise Thorner (9: 21.74) finishing fifth in the 3000 m of female steeplechase, which was carried out through a downpour.
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Morgan Lake ranked fifth in the height jump of women after three failures at 1.91 meters.
With the Rinp-Up so humid, the Olympic Ukraine champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh, decided to retire after two missed attempts.
In the 200m female, Dina Asher-Smith (22.64) finished fifth and Daryll Neita (22.73) seventh, with American Brittany Brown winning in 22.23 seconds.
In the male 800m, Max Burgin attacked around the final turn, but then faded on the closing stages while he finished fourth in 1.43.44. Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi lost against the American Josh Hoey.
Alastair Chalmers ran 49.92 seconds while he was fifth of the 400m male hedges.
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The 100m Olympic male champion Noah Lyles arrived second while the oblique of Seville of Jamaica succeeded 9.87 seconds, with Zharnel Hughes British fifth in 10.09.
