Sign up for the MyWigan newsletter for the biggest stories direct to your inbox Greater Manchester is bringing home another medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after Keely Hodgkinson won the silver medal in the 800m.
Keely, from Atherton in Wigan, ran the competition in one minute and 55.88 seconds - beating out a record held by Kelly Holmes since 1995.
The British record for the 800m previously stood at one minute and 56.21 seconds and was achieved in Monte Carlo in September 1995. Read more: How Greater Manchester has played a key role in making BMX Olympic heroes USA's Athing Mu beat out the Atherton star to claim the gold position with a time of one minute and 55.21 seconds.
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