Hodgkinson shrugs off kit mishap to cruise into world indoor semi-finals
المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian Sport
Brit wins 800m heat despite blister from borrowed spikes
‘I won’t be happy with anything other than gold’
No opponent has come close to knocking Keely Hodgkinson off her stride in 2026. But after breezing into the semi-finals of the world indoor championships, she revealed that her preparations had been interrupted by an airline, KLM, losing her kit for 48 hours on the flight to Poland.
It led to the overwhelming favourite for 800m gold having to train in whatever she could beg or borrow – and getting a blister as a result. Not that it seemed to bother her as she cruised into Saturday’s semi-finals with a dominant victory in 2min 0.32sec.
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