Keely Hodgkinson has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2024 athletics season due to a minor injury, less than three weeks after her Olympic 800m triumph in Paris. The 22-year-old British star, whose victory was the most-watched event of the Games on UK terrestrial television, had been scheduled to compete in September's Diamond League meetings.
In a post on Instagram, Hodgkinson wrote: “No more races for me!! Unfortunately I picked up a small injury, but we achieved everything I had hoped to do this year, thank you for all the love and support!! See you on the track next year.”
Hodgkinson, who won all nine of her 800m races this year, had returned from France and immediately set her sights on breaking the world record of 1 minute 53.28 seconds, set in 1983. That ambition will now have to wait until 2025.
The British record holder will also look to improve on her two silver medals at previous world championships when Tokyo hosts the event in September next year.
