Keely Hodgkinson returns 800m winning before the world athletics championships | Athletics news

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson was back in action for the first time after an absence of 376 days at the injury; The 23 -year -old has set a new 800m meeting record from the Diamond League for one minute and 54.74 seconds, the second fastest period of Hodgkinson’s career

Keely Hodgkinson made an amazing and winning return to the Action at Diamond League in Poland

Keely Hodgkinson made an astonishing and winning return to the Action at Diamond League in Poland during her first race since the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The 23-year-old Olympic champion was back in action following an absence of 376 days in the injury, and showed that she had put her hamstry problems behind her by establishing a new record of the 800m meeting of a minute and 54.74 seconds.

Hodgkinson underwent an injury to the hamstrings in February before Keely Klassic and his return was delayed by a number of losses.

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Keely Hodgkinson says that she is in a good place after receiving her MBA and that she is fully focused on the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

But the Great Britain athlete made a statement before the world athletics championships in Tokyo in September, establishing the fastest 800m in the world this year by almost two seconds.

Hodgkinson ended away from Lilian Odira from Kenya and Botswana Oratile Nowe in Silesia, with her time also the second fastest moment of his career, just 0.13 seconds from his personal record.

“I was just happy to walk on the track after more than a year, Hodgkinson said after his victory, quoted by The guardian.

“While I got closer to the race, I became more and more relaxed. I planned to run a quick period because I no longer have five races before Tokyo, I only have today and Reunion in Lausanne.

“It had to be fast and I am happy that it works.”