KEELY HODGKINSON insisted she has nothing to prove after kicking off her quest for a hat-trick of successive European titles with a breezy victory in her opening 800m heat in Birmingham today. Hodgkinson safely reached tomorrow’s semi-finals, winning her heat in a comfortable 1:57.28, the fastest time across all the heats. With Dutch hurdling great Femke Broeders-Bol also in the mix, Hodgkinson has plenty of hungry competition in Birmingham. Asked what it would mean to beat Hodgkinson at her home championships, Werro said: “I think it’s not changed a lot of things. Some have pointed to ticket pricing as to why the 23,000-capacity Alexander Stadium stands looked somewhat sparse.