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The Manchester United stars could not hide their joy after watching the Red Devils supporter run a dominant race to win Olympics gold at the expense of Kenya’s Mary Moraa.
Manchester United stars Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount have expressed their delight at seeing Keely Hodgkinson emerge Olympics champion in the 800m.
Hodgkinson ran a dominant race to win Olympics gold in 1:56.72 on Monday with Ethiopian Diguma Tsige (1:57.15) claiming silver as Kenya’s Mary Moraa clocked 1:57.42 for bronze.
It was a great tactical race for the 22-year-old who timed her race to perfection, taking off in the final 100m to floor world champion Moraa who had been considered favourite.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Mary Moraa settles for Bronze in women's 800m final as Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson reigns supreme
Mary Moraa was forced to seal the podium in the tight women's 800m final, finishing third behind Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma.
Hodgkinson had won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as last year’s World Championships but came into the Olympics with an undefeated record and lived up to the billing.
Following the race, the United stars could not hide their joy and sent congratulations to the athlete, who is a huge Red Devils supporter.
“Hi Keely, very well done for winning a gold medal, everyone is proud of you and also thanks for the support,” said Rashford.
“Yes Keely, I just want to say a massive congratulations on winning the gold medal. You absolutely smashed it and made everyone very proud,” Mount said.
Hodgkinson is a Manchester native who was born and bred in the Atherton area and has supported United since she was a child.
The European champion became the third British woman to win Olympic 800m gold, following Ann Packer in 1964 and Kelly Holmes in 2004.
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