
Moraa set for Prefontaine Classic matchup against Athing MU and Keely Hodgkinson
Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 10.04.24. | 14:30
Moraa has yet to race an 800m this year but has sharpened her speed with a few 400m races
All three women’s medalists from the 2023 World Championships 800m final in Budapest will be racing at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic on 25 May.
Mary Moraa won last year’s World Championships in Budapest with a personal best of 1:56.03. Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson collected her third consecutive global championship silver medal in the event with a runner-up finish in 1:56.34.
Olympic champion Athing Mu, who was considering not racing at the Worlds, suffered her first loss as a professional and earned bronze in 1:54.97.
Keely Hodgkinson v Mary Moraa v Athing Mu 🔥
— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) April 9, 2024
The three medallists from the 800m podium at last year's World Championships will battle it out over the distance at the Prefontaine Classic on May 25 💥
Their personal 800m bests:
🇬🇧 Hodgkinson (1:55.19 NR)
🇰🇪 Moraa (1:56.03)
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When all three faced off at the Diamond League final in Eugene a few weeks later, Mu prevailed and broke her own U.S. record in 1:54.97. That time puts her at number 8 on the all-time list.
Hodgkinson broke her own British record in 1:55.19, which ties her for number 10 on the all-time list with Mozambique’s Maria Mutola (three-time world champion and 2000 Olympic gold medalist) and Slovenia’s Jolanda Čeplak (2004 Olympic bronze medalist). Moraa finished fourth in 1:57.42.
Because Mu raced sparingly during the spring and summer, she was competing as a wild card athlete in the Diamond League Final. Hodgkinson was awarded the Diamond Trophy since she competed at the Paris and Lausanne Diamond Leagues.
All-time head-to-head-record
Mu has beaten Hodgkinson four out of five times in her career. Mu also has a 3–1 record over Moraa. Hodgkinson and Moraa are tied 5–5 in their head-to-head matchups.
Have they raced in 2024?
Hodgkinson and Mu decided to skip the 2024 indoor season. Mu has been training in Los Angeles under coach Bobby Kersee. Hodgkinson is currently in training camp in South Africa.
Moraa has yet to race an 800m race but has sharpened her speed with a few 400m races. She won gold in the 400m and 4x400m at the African Games. Although it’s early in the season, her 50.57 is the world-leading time.












