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Olympic, world and European medallist Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) will compete at the London Stadium for the first time when she lines up in the 800m at the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July.
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SPEED WORK PAYING OFF FOR HODGKINSON AS BUDAPEST BECKONS – BUT FIRST LONDON!

The 21-year-old enjoyed Wanda Diamond League victories in Birmingham, Eugene and Oslo in 2022. She went on to make the podium at all three major Championships that summer, finishing runner-up at both the World Championships in Eugene and Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, before winning a deserved gold at the European Championships in Munich.

Since she was announced in April for London, she has continued to impress with an 800m personal best and national record of 1:55.77 – the fastest time in the world this year to date – to win the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Paris, and finished runner-up in Lausanne.

She also retained her UK Athletics Championships 800m title with a stadium record of 1:58.26. Following that win in Manchester, she travelled to the European Under-23 Championships in Finland to “gain a bit of race practice at 400m.”

The result was an impressive bronze medal, her 800m strength paying off with a formidable finish that moved her from fifth up to third in a lifetime best of 51.76 – the first time she’s dipped under 52 seconds for the one-lap event. Her GB & NI teammate Yemi Mary John won a brilliant gold.

“I think I could have executed the race better,” said Hodgkinson post-race; “but I got the PB that I have been chasing for years. I’m happy to win another medal for Great Britain, and I really enjoyed the experience.”

It bodes well for London – and in turn Budapest.

Tickets for the London Athletics Meet are on sale now with the majority of those remaining priced at £23 per adult and £5 per child.