'The record will fall' - Werro takes aim at 43-year-old 800m mark
Summary
Audrey Werro, the 22-year-old European 800m champion from Switzerland, is aiming to break the 43-year-old world record set by Jarmila Kratochvilova in 1983. Werro has recently run one of the fastest times ever and believes the world record will fall one day, though she is focusing on winning races for now.Key Facts
- The current women's 800m world record is 1:53.28, set by Jarmila Kratochvilova in 1983.
- Kratochvilova's record has lasted 43 years and is considered controversial due to doping concerns, but she never failed a test.
- Audrey Werro ran 1:53.80 in June 2024, the third-fastest time in history and less than half a second behind the record.
- Werro has improved her personal best every season for eight years and holds three of the 10 fastest times ever in 2024.
- Werro recently finished university and now trains full time, which has helped her improve mentally and physically.
- Werro beat Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to win the European title in August 2024.
- Hodgkinson is not competing at the upcoming Diamond League meet in Zurich; other competitors include Femke Broeders-Bol, a recent convert from 400m hurdles to 800m.
- British athlete Georgia Hunter-Bell will represent Britain in the 800m race at the Zurich meet.
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