The defending Olympic champion in the women’s 800m is not in the field for this event in the Paris Olympics. Athing Mu, who won gold in the Tokyo Olympics in the 800, tripped and fell in this race at the US Olympic Trials to end her bid to defend her title. As a result, the rest of the athletes in the Olympic women’s 800m race will look to replace her as the Olympic champion this week in Paris.
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Olympic Women’s 800m Betting Odds
| Athlete | Gold Medal Odds |
| Keely Hodgkinson | -358 |
| Mary Moraa | +340 |
| Tsige Duguma | +1400 |
| Jemma Reekie | +2000 |
| Phoebe Gill | +2100 |
| Prudence Sekgodiso | +2500 |
| Nia Akins | +2900 |
| Worknesh Mesele | +5900 |
| Claudia Hollingsworth | +5900 |
| Natoya Goule | +5900 |
| Lilian Odira | +6900 |
| Vivian Kiprotich | +9900 |
| Renelle Lamote | +9900 |
| Abbey Caldwell | +9900 |
| Juliette Whittaker | +9900 |
| Rose Mary Almanza | +14900 |
| Shafiqua Maloney | +15900 |
| Noelie Yarigo | +20900 |
Odds from Sportzino
Great Britan’s Keely Hodgkinson is the odds-on favorite to win the gold in the Olympic women’s 800m final with Mu out of contention. Hodgkinson finished second to Mu in this race in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and has Diamond League titles in 2021 and 2023 under her belt in this distance as well. Only Mary Moraa of Kenya joins Hodgkinson inside of +500 to win the gold in this event.
Olympic Women’s 800m Major Storylines
How Mu’s absence from this field will impact the running of this race will be a huge storyline heading into the women’s 800m final. Without arguably the best 800m runner in the world on the track, we could see some shifts in strategy among the remaining competition in this race. At the very least, we will see a different group of medal winners this time around and a new gold medalist in the 800.
There is also the storyline surrounding Hodgkinson, who all of a sudden has a great chance to become an Olympic gold medalist. How will she handle the pressure of heightened expectations now that the defending gold medalist is not in the picture? And can she execute physically while handling that pressure? That will be the top storyline to watch for those who are actually on the track for the 800 this week.
Olympic Women’s 800m Medal Contenders
Along with Hodgkinson and Moraa, there is a handful of other contenders to claim a medal in this event. Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia is coming off of a world indoor championship in the 800m in 2024. Scotland’s Jemma Reekie finished second to Duguma in that world indoor final this year. And Phoebe Gill of Great Britain can’t be ruled out of the medal hunt as she looks to join fellow Brit Hodgkinson on the podium.
Women’s 800m Betting Prediction: Keely Hodgkinson (-358)
This selection is very chalky, but we are taking Keely Hodgkinson to win the Olympic women’s 800m final at the Paris Olympics. Hodgkinson is clearly the second-best in the world at this distance behind Mu, which lines the Brit up nicely to take advantage of Mu not being involved in this race at these Olympic Games. Look for the favorite to win gold here to improve on her second-place finish in Tokyo.
