Hodgkinson wins in London after 'tough couple of weeks'
Keely Hodgkinson returns to winning ways at the London Diamond League after what the Olympic 800m champion admits has been a tough time.
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"Mixed emotions - but I think I'm going to take the positives that it's been a tough couple of weeks, not everything always your way and goes to plan."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
"The only reason I came here today was because I wanted to run in front of a home crowd, so I'm happy to get that out the way, go to the European Championships next and we just build on from here."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
"Even if you're not happy with today - I don't know how - to be able to do that at your age and win consistently - we are so lucky to have athletes consistently showing up, and hopefully we can inspire the next generation to do the same."
— Josh Kerr , Athlete
Key People
British sprinter and former world champion.
The 21-year-old Kenyan Olympic champion in the men's 800m.
Femke Broeders-Bol is a Dutch athlete who excels in middle-distance running.
Australian athlete who won the women's 3,000m race.
Josh Kerr is a British middle-distance runner aiming to break the mile world record.
Olympic 100m champion from St Lucia who won the women's 200m.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
British athlete who finished second in the men's 400m behind Rai Benjamin.
American Olympic and world champion who won the men's 400m.
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Keely Hodgkinson returns to winning ways at the London Diamond League after what the Olympic 800m champion admits has been a tough time.
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