Athletics - Holmes battles injury

Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes battled injury to finish a disappointing eighth in the 800 metres at the British Grand Prix yesterday. Holmes, who won the 800 and 1,500 metres in Athens last year, had received intensive treatment in the build-up...

Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes battled injury to finish a disappointing eighth in the 800 metres at the British Grand Prix yesterday. Holmes, who won the 800 and 1,500 metres in Athens last year, had received intensive treatment in the build-up to her final British track appearance before retirement. The 35-year-old Briton finished second last in a race won by compatriot Jenny Meadows at the Don Valley Stadium.

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