Werro endured a frightening incident on Thursday when she suffered a nasty fall during her semi‑final, only to be reinstated later in the competition.
Recovering impressively both physically and mentally from that shock, she displayed considerable maturity to edge out Hodgkinson in the tense closing stages, thereby breaking a title record that had stood since 1982.
"I knew I could beryllium European champion 1 day. I anticipation to beryllium faster and faster adjacent year," Werro said.
"When I was a child, my dada utilized to archer maine I person to beryllium a lion. I shouldn't beryllium shy and fto different athletes spell past me, truthful I decided to bash a solemnisation with that erstwhile I crossed the line."
By claiming her first senior world title, Werro has shown she is ready to challenge the Briton for the sport’s biggest prizes for years to come.
"Audrey Werro is inactive young and that was a immense magnitude of pressure, adjacent without the autumn and the bruising," erstwhile marathon satellite grounds holder Paula Radcliffe told BBC TV.
"She pulled it unneurotic and took the contention by the scruff of the neck, which I deliberation Keely did mean for her to bash - but she thought she could travel backmost astatine her."
"Werro conscionable had different gear."
Hodgkinson jokingly removed her medal in disgust when asked how she felt after the final.
Despite her disappointment, this marked her 12th senior world medal, and she continues to improve her times, lowering her personal best in every season except the injury‑plagued 2025 campaign over the past four years.
Hodgkinson has long maintained that she believes the world record is within her reach.
Looking ahead, she will remain alert that she may soon need to do nothing more than win the titles she craves.
Sincity Press Staff
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