Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has suggested that July's London Diamond League meeting could be the stage for her attempt to break Jarmila Kratochvilova's 42-year-old 800m world record. The Czech athlete's time of 1min 53.28sec is the oldest track and field world record still standing.
Hodgkinson joked that the event might become a 'battle of the world records', with Josh Kerr targeting the world mile record and Armand Duplantis competing in the pole vault. 'I would love to have that happen on home soil,' she said. 'As a British person it's just so much fun and it's definitely the main thing I'm looking forward to this year.'
The 24-year-old confirmed she is in prime shape after breaking the world indoor record in February and winning the world indoor championships in March. 'I've been healthy for a year now. I've not missed a training session, so I'm in a really, really good place,' she said.
Hodgkinson begins her outdoor season with a 400m in Rome next week, followed by her first 800m of the season in Stockholm on 7 June. She also revealed ambitious career targets, including a sub-50 second 400m, sub-2 minute 800m, and sub-4 minute mile.
