Keely Hodgkinson's Rising Fame After 800m Triumph

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-16 16:29:30 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-17 01:31:18

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Silverware and world-leading times Keely Hodgkinson is having quite the track comeback year after her stellar Olympic performance, showcasing her talents in a post-Olympic season.

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has triumphed with a world-leading 800m time in Chorzow, Poland, advancing towards the Tokyo World Championships. The 19-year-old became the first British woman to win Olympic 800m gold in over 50 years at the Tokyo Games, stunning the athletics world with her performance and charisma.

This weekend in Poland, Hodgkinson showed that performance was no fluke, smashing her way to a commanding victory in 1:56.54, the fastest time in the world this year. The young Briton beat the rest of the field by almost two seconds, with Canadian Kyra Constantine coming in second place with a time of 1:58.36.

"I wasn't expecting that tonight. I felt good warming up, but I've struggled with nerves all day," Hodgkinson said after the race. It was a nerve-wracking race, with the crowd urging me on, I just had to trust my training, and it felt amazing to come away with the win."

The victory in Poland was Hodgkinson's first 800m race since her Olympic triumph in Tokyo. With the World Championships set to begin in July 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Hodgkinson is well on track to defending her crown.

This promising young athlete is taking the sports world by storm, and with her talent, work ethic, and captivating personality, she is sure to do England proud at the World Championships next year.

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