European 800m Showdown: Keely Hodgkinson, Audrey Werro, Femke Broeders-Bol

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Audrey Werro took down Keely Hodgkinson by two-tenths of a second to win the European 800m title in an instant classic, with Femke Bol getting a bronze-medal personal best. Weldon Johnson and Jonathan Gault debate whether Werro has now surpassed Hodgkinson, dig into the controversial call that advanced a fallen Audrey Werro into the women's 800m final, and unpack the fallout from Jonah Koech's three-year doping ban, including his DM exchange denying guilt hours after signing an admission.

They also discuss Jakob Ingebrigtsen calling out Josh Kerr for not being at Euros.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro and Race Preview
02:39 The 800m Final: Race Call
05:08 Jonathan Gault Joins: Instant Reactions
12:48 Werro and Hodgkinson Among the All-Time Greats
16:48 The Most Hyped Women's Race in Years
20:06 Back-to-Back Rounds and Bol's Big PR
23:10 Femke Bol's Ceiling and Future
25:41 The Mystery of Athing Mu
27:21 Other Euros Results: Battocletti and Warholm
29:17 Was Advancing Werro to the Final Fair?
34:01 Euros Attendance and Ticket Prices
36:41 Is Track and Field TV-Friendly?
38:24 When Should a Fallen Runner's Race Be Rerun?
41:35 Recapping the Results and Splits
43:43 Sponsor Break: Aletheia Run
45:00 The Jonah Koech Doping Saga
49:46 The Sanction Agreement and Its Fairness
54:19 Collateral Damage: Hobbs Kessler and Ethan Strand
56:22 Enhanced Games and Betting Odds
57:49 Diamond League Preview and the Jakob-Kerr Rivalry
65:00 Closing Remarks and Signing Off

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