Keely Hodgkinson, who won gold in the 800m of the ladies at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, was present on Tuesday with an MBE by the Prince of Wales in Windsor Castle
Keely Hodgkinson graciously expanded an offer to offer athletics guidance to Prince William and his children if they ever wanted it. The GB -Athlete team was donated on Tuesday with a MBE by the Prince of Wales in Windsor Castle, a moment that she considered ‘real honor’.
Given her collecting for her contributions to athletics, she did not hesitate to share her expertise with the younger royals if they want to pursue a similar path. Hodgkinson explained her conversation with Prince William during the Ceronie and told BBC Sport: “I have [Prince William] He said he remembered that I won last summer, and the my coach said that his children are from athletics, so I said if he needed tips, he knows where to go. “
The gesture underlines the kindness and humility of the 23-Yare-Old, as she thought of others, even on a day that focuses on celebrating her own performance. After he joined Leigh Harriers at only nine years old, Hodgkinson Numberus County County achieved Championships in the 800m, 1200m, 1500m and Cross-Country events, while walking a balance between middle distance with swimming for the Howe Bridge Aces.
However, she soon fully committed herself to keep track of events, a decision that has yielded printed results. Snel – until 2025, and Hodgkinson bast a enviable collection of medals – gold at the European championships, European indoor championships and Diamond League 800m events, together with silver medals from the 2022 Commonwealth Games and world championships in 2022 and 2023, Aberden reports.
Yet none of these performance is compared to the ultimate price: Olympic gold. Hodgkinson claimed the medal at the 2024 matches in Paris. Building on her silver medal in the 800m at Tokyo 2020, she delivered a showstopping version in the French capital, where she exceeded the finish line in 1: 56.72 – a hair breeding for the Tsige Dugma of Ethiopia.
Post-race said Hodgkinson: “Yes, I was just so focused on that line, and I knew I would be strong in the last 100m.
“The stadium was incredible. The crowd was great. I felt it was a home champions for me, so it was just great to experience it.
“Soy gb flags, the audience was literally incredible. And I saw people I knew at Event Corner, so many friends and family who had come here, so special.”
Hodgkinson has been out of the racing scene since her Triumhant Olympic victory last year, after having sustained a hamstring injury in February during the in -in -Lary classic event in Birmingham. Yet she is ready to make a response to the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm in June.
The 800m race of the ladies is expected to be a stars-littered affair with all eight of the world’s top ran runners in line, including Dugma, who was closely defeated by Hodgkinson for the Olympic gold. Hodgkinson thinks about her time away from the competition, said: “I feel in a certain way from practice, because by the time I race, it will take 10 months.
“But it is nothing we have linked to before. It will be a challenge, the first race will be a nerve -racking race because my last race literally became Olympic champion. But I am enthusiastic about it.”
