Team GB's Keely Hodgkinson is going for gold in Monday night's women's 800m final in Paris as she looks to go one step further than when she burst onto the scene three years ago. The Atherton-born star announced herself on the world stage at the Tokyo Games when at just 19 she won the silver medal in the 800m event. Now 22, she is one of the favourites to win gold this time around.
Hodgkinson goes into the final full of confidence, having set a new national women's record for the distance less than a week before the opening ceremony in Paris. READ MORE: Team GB stripped of silver medal at Paris 2024 Olympics after dramatic twist READ MORE: Andy Murray's astounding net worth, shock split from Kim and plans for retirement But she faces stiff competition tonight with some of the most decorated middle-distance runners in the world, including Team USA's Juliette Whittaker, Ethiopia's Worknesh Mesele and Kenya's Mary Moraa, all qualifying for the final. She is no stranger to topping the podium, however, having won the European title in 2022 and 2024 and the European indoor title in 2021 and 2023.
She also claimed a silver medal at the World Championships in 2022 and 2023 as well as at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. But while her achievements on the track speak for themselves, little is known about her life away from it. Here's everything you need to know about Keely Hodgkinson away from the spotlight.
'Scary' tumour ordeal Hodgkinson endured a "scary" ordeal as a 13-yea.