Briton competing for first time since gold in Paris
Hodgkinson ready to run in Diamond League in Poland
Keely Hogkinson admits she is excited and relieved to be putting 375 days of tears, frustration and injuries behind her when she races for the first time since winning the Olympic 800m gold medal on Saturday.
The 23-year-old acknowledges that she does not have much time to get her sharpness back before next month’s World Championships in Tokyo. But she struck an optimistic note on the eve of the Diamond League meeting in Silesia, Poland, as she readied herself to race again.
“It’s been a long time – over a year since Paris,” she said. “It wasn’t my plan to start this late. But I am just super happy to get back on the start line. I’ve missed it a lot. This is what I train to do. So I can’t wait to get out there and give it my absolute best and let’s see what happens.”
