Hodgkinson to make injury return in London in July

On Saturday, July 19, Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will return from injury to compete in the women’s 800-meter at the London Athletics Meet this summer.

Due to a hamstring injury, the 23-year-old had to withdraw from Keely Klassic in Birmingham in February.

Hodgkinson set a personal best of 1:54.61 at the London Stadium’s previous year’s competition, which placed her sixth in the all-time rankings.

It would help her win gold at the Paris Games and add to her Olympic silver from Tokyo, where Hodgkinson will hope to win the World Championship title later this year.

After the race last year, I thought, “Can we do that all over again?” Hodgkinson, who won the 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, said, “.

“It was such a dream to compete in the Olympic stadium, and I’m so excited to return and see what I can do.

That race really prepared me for what I did in Paris, in my opinion. I’ve won an Olympic medal now, which is pretty amazing to say loud, but I still haven’t won any world gold, so I have some really ambitious goals for the summer.

The best possible preparation for the World Championships in Tokyo will be having that crowd behind me in London and a few super-quick ladies to compete against.