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Keely Hodgkinson Skip the steps on the tribies of Utilita Arena Birmingham, a flooded dozen young girls desperate for autograph or selfie. The Olympic champion is happy to bounce around the corner to the angle for more than a few hours to satisfy their fans in the last month self-esteem anyway Classic. In fact, Hodgkinson managed to do the sweat despite not competing for the malicious injury to the lower leg that carved hopes in a closed world record 800m.
However, that the return shines the light on the star Hodgkinson became from that unforgettable summer evening in Paris, when the 22-year-old organized its competitions to take advantage of dominant gold on that iconic purple stood.
Emotional start until 2025. year, after shed a few tears after Maintenance of that untimely injury last month He suddenly finish his inner season, provided an additional perspective on her way to this day. Last year’s BBC sports person, Hodgkinson was blinded by non-athletic events, such as British, F1’s launch event 2025, and they even appeared in Wembley for Wembley for world champions of Spain.
“You feel inspired [at these kind of events]”The crack says Hodgkinson Independent After inclusion as one of the 50 exceptional women celebrated in List of influences at 2025. To mark International Women’s Day.
“It was nice to hang out with people from other sports and events and just see how they do it, especially great at the top. It was a good time, I always said I take opportunities when I can meet new people and new cultures.”
Hodgkinson insists that he remains “amazing to hear the stories of small girls and boys who looked in Paris,” he repeatedly reproduced that he was in his mind 800m final in her mind, to the euphoria to accept the crown after crossing the goal.
“My goal in Paris was when you get annoyed and you really focus on something, so it happened, so I remember everything,” Hodgkinson recalls. “I really tried to be like, look around as well as just be really focused. Well I don’t remember everything.
“I remember getting out of the tunnel to the finals and it was amazing, so she was full of British people, so she was almost a strange way. All of my family was somehow magical, and I couldn’t imagine going better.”
Hodgkinson has already begun to deal with additional care and weight of expectations on the road to the World Championships in the athletics in Tokyo this September. Tagged Team, who conducted trainers Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, is the best and most appropriate planers “to become the first World Cup in 202 and 2023. in 2003.
The part of that preparation is how to respond to additional attention and distractions, with its injuries before Klassića causes criticism from Michael Johnson. The former Olympic champion, in front of the launch of their own innovative offer new Series Grand Slam Trade, hit in the event format: “You can’t build about one star.”
But Hodgkinson showed huge maturity, while consisting of frustration of her injury, in her response as she pointed out her vision for sports and desire to leave her legacy.
“I think people were confused because my name was in the title,” Hodgkinson replied. “It will always be called, regardless of whether I led or not.
“And for us there was more about bringing something new and trying to build a legacy with something to go longer than when I was a great day and we saw some great performances. I think we had three British records, so, yes, I think it was success.”
This maturity suggests Hodgkinson in his true opinion to recover from injury and deals with pressure when returning to the action, with his ambitions burning brighter than ever.
“It will definitely be a challenge [to win with greater expectations]And that’s something I didn’t deal with earlier, “Hodgkinson admits.” But I’m kind of excited about that challenge.
“Since I’m becoming an Olympic Champion, I’m worried I can have a little Dip. But I’m almost given to me to continue and keep pushing forward to saying:” Okay, let’s see how much we can go. “