Georgia Hunter Bell outruns Odira to win Commonwealth Games 800m gold

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There are late developers in sport, and then there is the brilliant Georgia Hunter Bell, who continues to defy sporting gravity at the age of 32. And on Friday night under the Glasgow lights, she gave a tactical masterclass to outwit – and then outpace – the 800m world champion Lilian Odira and complete her set of global medals. Incredibly it was only two years ago that she made her international debut here in Scotland’s biggest city. Back then she was a part-time runner working in tech. Now, staggeringly, she is one of Britain’s biggest sports stars and the proud owner of Olympic, World, European and now Commonwealth medals. “There…

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