Hodgkinson surged to a confident victory in the 800m semi-final on Sunday. Earlier this year, Hodgkinson ran the 800 metres in 1:54.61 – the fastest time set by a woman this year, and the sixth-quickest of all time. And she is open about Olympic gold being her target: after ...
Image:Keely Hodgkinson celebrates as she wins the women's 800m final. Pic: AP Hodgkinson won on the dayTeam GB crossed the 40-medals thresholdat Paris 2024 - and won its first on the track. Advertisement Ad "We've got some crazy talent in British athletics right now and...
Hodgkinson has experienced those dead ends three times at majorathleticscompetitions. Firstly, as a hungry 19-year-old, an underdog in the Olympic final in Tokyo, who navigated her way to the medal race but found the road to Olympic gold blocked - just - by the slightly faster legs of t...
Perhaps more interesting still was the analysis that followed Hodgkinson’s British trials win. A blistering fast first 200m (27.19) was followed by a relatively leisurely second 200, before the final lap was completed in 57.84. It meant that, other than the second half of the first la...
Image:Keely Hodgkinson celebrates as she wins the women's 800m final. Pic: AP Hodgkinson won on the dayTeam GB crossed the 40-medals thresholdat Paris 2024 - and won its first on the track. "We've got some crazy talent in British athletics right now and we're going to ...
This is an athlete who has truly shaken up the world of 800m over the past year, following the meteoric rise of the two 21-year-olds Mu and Hodgkinson threatened to turn the event into a two-person race. And with one year to go untilParis 2024, this...
This is an athlete who has truly shaken up the world of 800m over the past year, following the meteoric rise of the two 21-year-olds Mu and Hodgkinson threatened to turn the event into a two-person race. And with one year to go untilParis 2024, this victory will c...