Keely Hodgkinson shows off Catwoman style to steal Athlos London event

• Briton destroys 800m field in hooded black bodysuit

• Mill Hill event more like a rave than an athletics meeting

Athlos arrived in London promising that its all-female spin on athletics would provide a radical departure from the status quo. Long before Keely Hodgkinson stepped on to the track dressed in a hooded black bodysuit – part ninja assassin, part Catwoman – it had emphatically made its point.

Throughout the two-hour event, the bassline from the aptly named DJ Trauma carried enough force to make eardrums bleed. The stadium PA appeared to be permanently stuck on the Spinal Tap 11 dial. And those who successfully scanned a barcode were then shown dancing and waving on a giant screen.

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Source: Guardian Sport