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Caudery and Hunter Bell win at Rome Diamond League
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Caudery and Hunter Bell win at Rome Diamond League

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  • Molly Caudery and Georgia Hunter Bell won gold medals at the Rome Diamond League athletics meeting.
  • Caudery secured the pole vault title with a jump of 4.80m, while Hunter Bell won the 1500m in 3:58.63.
  • Other British athletes, including Keely Hodgkinson and Jeremiah Azu, competed in various events, with Noah Lyles winning the men's 100m.

British athletes shone at the Rome Diamond League, with world indoor champions Molly Caudery and Georgia Hunter Bell claiming gold medals. Caudery soared to victory in the pole vault, clearing 4.80m, while Hunter Bell broke away from the field to win the 1500m in a time of three minutes 58.63 seconds.

The meeting saw strong performances from other British competitors. Keely Hodgkinson, a two-time world indoor champion, finished seventh in a rare appearance in the 400m, clocking 51.14 seconds. Amber Anning placed fifth in the same event with 50.19 seconds. In the women's 200m, Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Olympic champion Noah Lyles dominated the men's 100m, winning in 9.88 seconds. He was followed by Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon and Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, with Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu finishing ninth. The Diamond League series continues on Sunday in Stockholm.

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