{"id":39275,"date":"2026-02-24T02:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/keely-hodgkinson-closer-than-ever-to-breaking-athletics-longest-standing-world-record\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:41:03","slug":"keely-hodgkinson-closer-than-ever-to-breaking-athletics-longest-standing-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/keely-hodgkinson-closer-than-ever-to-breaking-athletics-longest-standing-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson ‘closer than ever’ to breaking athletics’ longest standing world record"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hodgkinson’s stunning indoor run in France saw her cross the line in 1:54.87 to smash a world record which had stood since 3 March 2002 – the day the Briton was born.<\/p>\n

Her coach, Jenny Meadows, told BBC Sport the athlete’s time in Lievin could have been up to one second faster<\/a> – and Hodgkinson is aiming higher still.<\/p>\n

“I’ve known for weeks I’m capable of breaking it. It’s just a matter of getting out on the day,” she said.<\/p>\n

“We can push it even further in the future, as long as I stay healthy and I think this is hopefully just the beginning.”<\/p>\n

Victory came after a difficult year for the 23-year-old, who stormed to Olympic gold at the Paris Games in 2024.<\/p>\n

Hodgkinson was left unable to train after tearing her hamstring just a few months after that triumph and has been building her way back ever since.<\/p>\n

“After winning the Olympics, it really wasn’t what I thought was going to happen,” she said.<\/p>\n

“It makes you stop and strip back everything and think, why is this happening? What are the problems?<\/p>\n

“But, we got through it, I became a stronger person, and I think this is now the reward of all of that happening.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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