After making its debut at the 1928 Olympics, the women's 800m was cut from the programme. Now, it's often billed as the must-see event of major athletics championships. So, how did we get here? The Amsterdam Games were the first to allow women to compete in track and field events. Five women's events were added — the 100m, high jump, discus, 400m hurdles and, controversially at the time, 800m. German athlete Karoline Lina Radke became the first woman to win Olympic gold in the 800m — but she would also be the last for another 32 years. The event was removed after reports — later proven to be false — claimed competitors suffered extreme exhaustion, and the International Olympic Committee decided women were too frail.

Fast forward almost 100 years and the event now gets headline status at major events. In recent times, it's been the battle between Britain's Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson and the Swiss European champion Audrey Werro that has captivated fans.

It was the 1964 Tokyo Olympics when Ann Brightwell (nee Packer) crossed the finish line to take gold and set a new world record in a time of two minutes 01.1 seconds. She told BBC Sport: "My husband, who was my fiance then, said to me, 'you don't realise what you've done'."