How Hodgkinson broke a 23-year-old world record
Preparation, training, and belief - after Keely Hodgkinson smashes the indoor 800m world record, her coach Jenny Meadows explains how their plan came together.
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Notable Quotes
"obviously I know I'm going to get it"
— Jenny Meadows , Athlete
"We've not been greedy, we've really held back and said we need to believe in our process."
— Jenny Meadows , Athlete
"Thank God! That was really fun. I’ve been looking forward to this for a good few weeks."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
"Thank God! No, that was really fun. I've been really looking forward to this for a good few weeks, so thank you for the amazing crowd."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
"Thank god. That was really fun, I was really looking forward to this."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
"I feel like it is my record to break."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
"She's absolutely obliterated that world record... What better way to head on to the world indoors."
— Allison Curbishley , Athlete
"Thank god. That was fun. I’ve been looking forward to this for a few weeks."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
Key People
Allison Curbishley is a former British 400m athlete.
Audrey Werro is a Swiss athlete and European Under-23 champion.
Georgia Hunter-Bell is an Olympic 1,500m bronze and world silver medallist.
Jenny Meadows is a former international runner and current coach known for her expertise in middle-distance running.
Jolanda Ceplak is a former Slovenian athlete who held the world indoor 800m record prior to Hodgkinson.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
Trevor Painter is one of Keely Hodgkinson's coaches.
Tsige Duguma is an Ethiopian Olympic silver medallist in middle-distance running.
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Preparation, training, and belief - after Keely Hodgkinson smashes the indoor 800m world record, her coach Jenny Meadows explains how their plan came together.
Keely Hodgkinson breaks the indoor 800m world record in Liévin, France, with a time of 1:54.87, nearly a second faster than the previous record set on her birthdate in 2002.
Keely Hodgkinson sets a new world 800m indoor record time of 1 minute 54.87 seconds in Lievin, France, surpassing the previous record set in 2002.
Keely Hodgkinson breaks the long-standing women's indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day Hodgkinson was born almost 24 years ago.
Keely Hodgkinson sets a new world 800m indoor record time of one minute 54.87 seconds in Lievin, beating the near 24-year-old standard set on the day she was born.
Keely Hodgkinson obliterates the women's 800m short track world record with a stunning 1:54.87 performance at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF in Liévin, France.
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