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The world record for the women's 800m is the longest-standing in athletics. No-one has managed to break it for 43 years.

The women's 800m world record is held by Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova, who ran a time of one minute 53.28 seconds in 1983.

There have been claims that Kratochvilova's performance in Munich was assisted by the systematic doping regime that existed in her country at the time - something she has strenuously denied.

Back in 1983, then 32-year-old Kratochvilova crossed the finish line more than seven seconds ahead of her closest rival, Poland's Jolanta Januchta.

The closest any athlete has come to breaking it is Swiss athlete Audrey Werro, who ran a time of 1:53.80 in June this year.

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC Two

I feel really nervous about Femke Broeders-Bol because she is an unknown, very new to the event and already ran some incredible times.

In the semi-final she just sits on Keely's shoulder, doesn't make any moves, doesn't look out of breath and she's not at her limit so it will be really interesting to see how Keely takes the final and whether Femke can stay with her.

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A reminder of the stakes...

Keely Hodgkinson has won the past two European titles and will be hoping to defend her crown following a successful season that has seen her break the long-standing indoor 800m world record, win her first world title and improve her British record outdoors.

No-one has broken Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova's 800m time of 1:53.28 seconds that was set back in 1983. There have been claims that Kratochvilova's performance in Munich was assisted by the systematic doping regime that existed in her country at the time - something she has strenuously denied.

It is Audrey Werro, however, who has come closest to breaking that record. She has run three of the nine fastest women's 800m times in history during a superb unbeaten outdoor season.

After improving to 1:53.80 seconds in June - the third fastest in history - Werro's personal best is more than half a second faster than Hodgkinson's 1:54.33.

But there will be a new contender for Hodgkinson and Werro to be wary of in the form of Femke Broeders-Bol.

Still largely an unknown in the 800m after deciding to switch disciplines from 400m hurdles, the Dutch athlete impressed at the Paris Diamond League event in June with a time of 1:55.60.

The man who beat Zharnel Hughes to 200m gold tonight, Owen Ansah, has a bit of a storm around him at present.

Ansah is being investigated by the German Anti-Doping Agency over whether he evaded or refused to provide a sample last month.

He says he was leaving for the airport after a last-minute call-up to compete in Monaco when the doping control officer arrived at his home and believes he has no case to answer.

The German anti doping agency want a four year ban for his failure to take a test, and Germany won't select him in the upcoming relays for fear of losing the medal.

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Andrew Cotter
Commentator on BBC One

Zharnel Hughes is laughing and smiling because I think he recognises he's not been at his very best this season.

At his best, he knows the 200m title in Europe is his, but I think he'll be fairly satisfied with a silver medal.

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Make sure to get your votes in...

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We're nearly ready for the event that everyone has been waiting for.

The women's 800m final is the last event of the evening and it's coming up in 15 minutes.

Can Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson defend her two European titles?

Will Audrey Werro - the third fastest women's 800m runner in history - bounce back from her fall yesterday?

Or maybe Femke Broeders-Bol will surprise us all!

Let's find out...

Remarkably, the bronze medal is shared.

Timothe Mumenthaler of Switzerland and Italy's Fausto Desalu both finish in 20.26 secs, a dead heat.

Owen Ansah came through like a freight train in the final 100m! No-one could go with him.

He wins in a time of 19.95 seconds, ahead of Zharnel Hughes who takes silver in 20.16 secs.

For the first time at these championships, a sprint event is not won by a Brit.

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On your marks...

A big cheer for Hughes, although Germany's Owen Ansah gets a warm welcome too.

This could be a great final.

The competitors in the penultimate track event tonight are getting the big entry through the tunnel, with an excited announcer and jets of steam.

Zharnel Hughes is among them, of course.

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Five British men have won the 200m title. Can Hughes become the first to win it twice?

2022: Zharnel Hughes - 20.07 seconds

2014: Adam Gemili - 19.98 seconds

1998: Doug Walker - 20.53 seconds *

1990: John Regis - 20.11 seconds

1950: Brian Shenton - 21.5 seconds

* GB finished 1-2-3 as Dougie Turner and Julian Golding won silver and bronze respectively

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Great Britain's Katrina Johnson-Thompson, spoke to BBC One after finishing day one of the heptathlon: "This season's been super difficult. I just love the home crowds and I fought so hard to be healthy and here on the start line so I feel like all my energy and my efforts were pretty much to get here to the start line.

"Obviously I believe in myself and I trust my talent, but I just haven't put in enough work unfortunately. It's such a pleasure to be here at full capacity and hear the home cheer again."

On hearing the noise from the crowd at the start line: "It almost takes me by surprise. I've been to enough home championships now to remember the volume of it but the British crowds are always very special so I'm just happy to be here today."

British record holder Zharnel Hughes goes in lane seven. He won his semi-final, easing down in 20.05 seconds, and is vying to make it five wins out of five for the host nation this week in the individual sprint events.

The 2022 gold medallist faces competition from the likes of Swiss defending champion Timothe Mumenthaler, who ran a 20.09 sec PB in the same semi, Italian Fausto Desalu and Germany’s 100m bronze medallist Owen Ansah.

Ansah, who equalled Hughes’ European lead of 20.04 to win the other semi, is being investigated by the German Anti-Doping Agency over whether he evaded or refused to provide a sample last month. Ansah says he was leaving for the airport after a last-minute call-up to compete in Monaco when the doping control officer arrived at his home and believes he has no case to answer.

Bad news for Britain in the men's high jump we're afraid.

Both Kimani Jack and Joel Clarke-Khan have failed in three attempts at 2.27 metres, meaning they will finish in fourth and fifth place respectively.

Well. You can tell Katarina Johnson-Thompson is out of practice.

The Briton was smiling and soaking up the atmosphere right before they set off, but she's left behind by the rest of the field.

A reminder that Johnson-Thompson has not competed in the 200m - or any event but the shot put - since last September.

It was a rapid race, to be fair. The Netherland's Sofie Doktor crosses the line first with a time of 23.05 - the fastest across the three heats.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is up next. What can she do here?

The two-time former world champion needs to have a good race here if she's to head into the final day with any chance of a medal.

She's 15th as things stand.