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LONDON ATHLETICS MEET RETURN FOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION KEELY HODGKINSON

In Athlete
May 03, 2025

Koley Hodgkinson Olympic Champion (GBR) will receive a hero welcome when he returns to the London Stadium this summer to compete with more than 800 meters in the London Athletics Meet (Saturday, July 19).

Delivering a typically intrepid performance, the 23 -year -old made history in the 2024 event with a meeting record, national record and the best staff of 1: 54.61, moving it from the tenth to the sixth in the world ranking of all time. It was the perfect preparation for Paris, where it is used to win the Olympic gold, which adds to a rapid growth CV that also includes Olympic silver (Tokyo 2021), four European senior titles and two silver medals of the world championship.

“I remember that after last year’s career thinking,” can we do that again? “Said the sports personality of the BBC year of 2024 that enjoyed the best confidence performance that increases trust in front of an exhausted crowd.” It was a dream to compete in the Olympic stadium and I am very excited to return and see what I can do. “

“For me, that race really prepared me for what I did in Paris. Now I am an Olympic champion, which is surprising to say out loud, but I still want Goldd World, so I really have great goals this summer, having London ladies to compete, it will be the best possible preparation as I build towards the world championships in Tokyo.”

The London Athletics Meeting, the one -day world athletics event in the world, is the Uniocho meeting of the Wanda Diamond League 2025. The series, which will pay a total record of 9.24 million US dollars in prizes, comprises 15 of the most prestigious events on the track and the global field on four different continents, starting with xiamen) in April (27 SINGE SING A single single one.

This year’s London Athletics Meeting is the fastest sale in the history of the event and is on the way to selling in record time with approximately 57,000 tickets sold. Final tickets have only been thrown and start since only £ 25.

Buy your tickets now: BRITISHATHLETICS.org.uk/london-athletics-meet-2025