Keely Hodgkinson: Olympic champion to run in 800m at London Diamond League meet on July 19
Keely Hodgkinson to run at London Diamond League meet on July 19; Olympic champion broke the British 800m record at the same event last year; Hodgkinson, who is recovering from a hamstring tear, will be looking to win World Championship gold in Tokyo this September
Thursday 1 May 2025 14:38, UK
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will take part in London's Diamond League meet on July 19 - the event at which she set a British 800m record last year.
Hodgkinson ran a time of one minute 54.61 seconds at London Stadium in 2024 before going on to claim Olympic Gold in Paris later that summer.
The 23-year-old has been recovering from a hamstring tear sustained in February just days before she attempted to break the world 800m indoor record in Birmingham.
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Her chief goal this season will be to win the 800m outside at the World Championships in Tokyo, which run from September 13-21.
On the London Diamond League meet, Hodgkinson said in a statement from British Athletics: "I remember after last year's race thinking 'can we do that all over again?'
"It was such a dream to compete in the (London) Olympic stadium and I'm so excited to get back out there and see what I can do.
"For me, that race really set me up for what I did in Paris.
"I'm now an Olympic champion which is a pretty amazing thing to say out loud, but I still haven't won world gold, so I have really big goals this summer.
"Having that crowd behind me in London, plus a bunch of super-quick ladies to race against, will be the best possible preparation as I build towards the World Championships in Tokyo."
