Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(PA)Keely Hodgkinson, the Olympic 800m champion, withdrew from the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham moments before the race was due to begin. She was visibly distressed and later explained her decision by stating she was 'not feeling 100 per cent' and did not want to 'risk anything this summer'. Her coach, Jenny Meadows, informed the BBC that Hodgkinson felt a 'twinge' during her warm-up and opted to 'play it safe' by not competing. Hodgkinson has been competing in 400m races this season as a strategy to improve her first-lap speed, with the ultimate goal of breaking the 800m world record. She is scheduled to participate in the Prefontaine Classic on 4 July and the London Diamond League on 18 July, where she plans to target Jarmila Kratochvilova’s long-standing 800m world record. In fullKeely Hodgkinson pulls out of 400m final at UK championships moments before raceThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Keely Hodgkinson in tears after pulling out of 400m final at UK Championships
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(PA)Keely Hodgkinson, the Olympic 800m champion, withdrew from the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham moments before the race was due to begin. She was visibly distressed and later explained her decision by stating she was 'not feeling 100 per cent' and did not want to 'risk anything this summer'. Her coach, Jenny Meadows, informed the BBC that Hodgkinson felt a 'twinge' during her warm-up and opted to 'play it safe' by not competing. Hodgkinson has been competing in 400m races this season as a strategy to improve her first-lap speed, with the ultimate goal of breaking the 800m world record. She is scheduled to participate in the Prefontaine Classic on 4 July and the London Diamond League on 18 July, where she plans to target Jarmila Kratochvilova’s long-standing 800m world record. In fullKeely Hodgkinson pulls out of 400m final at UK championships moments before raceThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
