Keely Hodgkinson is among the sport’s hottest athletes. Within the UK, Keely is a complete rock star. Keely shall be an enormous draw on the London DL.
LONDON ATHLETICS MEET RETURN FOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION KEELY HODGKINSON
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) will obtain a hero’s welcome when she returns to the London Stadium this summer time to race over 800m on the London Athletics Meet (Saturday 19 July).
Delivering a sometimes fearless efficiency, the 23-year-old made historical past on the 2024 occasion with a gathering file, nationwide file and private better of 1:54.61, shifting her from tenth as much as sixth on the world all-time rankings. It was the right preparation for Paris the place she went on to win Olympic gold, including to a fast-growing CV that additionally consists of Olympic silver (Tokyo 2021), 4 senior European titles and two World Championship silver medals.
“I keep in mind after final yr’s race considering, ‘Can we do this once more?’,” stated the 2024 BBC Sports activities Character of the Yr who loved the final word confidence-boosting efficiency in entrance of a sell-out crowd. “It was such a dream to compete within the Olympic stadium and I’m so excited to get again on the market and see what I can do.
“For me, that race actually set me up for what I did in Paris. I’m now an Olympic champion which is a fairly wonderful factor to say out loud, however I nonetheless haven’t received world gold, so I’ve actually massive targets this summer time. Having that crowd behind me in London, plus a bunch of super-quick women to race in opposition to, would be the very best preparation as I construct in the direction of the World Championships in Tokyo.”
The London Athletics Meet – the world’s greatest one-day athletics occasion – is the eleventh assembly of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League. The collection, which can pay out a file complete of 9.24 million US {dollars} in prize cash, contains 15 of probably the most prestigious occasions in world observe and area throughout 4 completely different continents, beginning with Xiamen on 26 April and concluding with a single remaining throughout two days in Zurich (27-28 August).
This yr’s London Athletics Meet is the quickest promoting within the occasion’s historical past and is on observe to promote out in file time with over 57,000 tickets bought already. Last tickets have simply been launched and begin from simply £25.
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