{"id":213450,"date":"2025-11-16T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/keely-hodgkinson-left-giggling-by-sir-mo-farahs-private-message\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:30:00","slug":"keely-hodgkinson-left-giggling-by-sir-mo-farahs-private-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/16\/keely-hodgkinson-left-giggling-by-sir-mo-farahs-private-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson left giggling by Sir Mo Farah&#8217;s private message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_581fe9\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"mirror\">Sir Mo Farah left Keely Hodgkinson gobsmacked with his message following her bronze medal at the World Athletics Championship<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36245390\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Keely Hodgkinson has had an encouraging end to a tough year<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: PA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Sir Mo Farah underlined his class by sending an encouraging message to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/keely-hodgkinson\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Keely Hodgkinson<\/a> after the 800m sensation&#8217;s showing at the World Championships. Hodgkinson was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-world-athletics-championships-35939725\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">forced to settle for bronze in Tokyo<\/a> in September, a year after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-paris-olympic-games-33405740\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">claiming Olympic gold in Paris.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Nevertheless, it represented a triumph of sorts for the 23-year-old, who had <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/olympic-golden-girl-keely-hodgkinsons-36068351\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">battled through an injury-plagued year<\/a> following her success in the French capital. Her display in Japan and journey back to full fitness impressed London 2012 legend <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/mo-farah\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Farah,<\/a> who took the time to send Hodgkinson a voice message praising what she accomplished in the Far East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">During a behind-the-scenes training session video on her <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/youtube\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel, Hodgkinson was captioned receiving the unexpected but appreciated message from the distance running icon. &#8220;From Sir Mo Farah, the GOAT,&#8221; she remarked while checking her phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;I had no idea he was going to send it to voice note,&#8221; she chuckled before playing the message. Farah can be heard saying: &#8220;I know you wanted to win the gold because that&#8217;s who you are but to come away with what you did is an absolutely incredible achievement in my opinion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The training footage was recorded before she travelled to New York to compete in the women-only Athlos meeting, where she claimed victory in the 800m in one minute and 56.53 seconds in just her sixth event of the year.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_7332d3\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-olympics-anxiety-athletics-36166991\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36166991\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s life now as a changed woman after anxiety proved her wrong<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_7332d3\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-team-gb-olympics-36098283\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36098283\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keely Hodgkinson says she&#8217;s &#8216;a different person&#8217; after breaking \u00a355k promise<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Georgia Hunter Bell, a fellow Brit and training partner, came in second, 1.8 seconds behind Hodgkinson, who said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve barely raced this season so it was probably less of a struggle for me to go out there and want to give it something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">After a challenging 2025, both Hodgkinson and British athletics are looking forward to a more successful 2026, with the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/commonwealth-games\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Commonwealth Games<\/a> in Glasgow and European Championships in Birmingham being the main events.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36245391\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36245391\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245391.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_The-Championships-Wimbledon-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Sir Mo Farah\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245391.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_The-Championships-Wimbledon-2025.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245391.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_The-Championships-Wimbledon-2025.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245391.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_The-Championships-Wimbledon-2025.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Farah was proud of Hodgkinson&#8217;s performance at the World Championships<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Tim Clayton, Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">UK Athletics performance director Paula Dunn conceded that it was &#8220;time to reset&#8221; after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/team-gb\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Team GB<\/a> failed to secure a gold medal at a World Championships for the first time since 2003. The British team finished 21st in the Tokyo medal table, securing five podium finishes, including Hodgkinson&#8217;s bronze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;I can definitely say it was a mixed bag,&#8221; Dunn admitted. &#8220;There were some good points, but it&#8217;s a time to reset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;We will be speaking to all the coaches and all the athletes. Standards are rising. We&#8217;ve been really unlucky with the injuries. We did have good fortune in Paris. We just didn&#8217;t have it here.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36245506\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36245506\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245506.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_keeley5JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Keely Hodgkinson listens to a special message from Sir Mo Farah\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245506.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_keeley5JPG.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245506.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_keeley5JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36245506.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_keeley5JPG.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Keely Hodgkinson was touched to receive a special message from Sir Mo Farah<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Keely Hodgkinson\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;But we are where we are. Obviously people are disappointed, but it&#8217;s a year one of the cycle, and if you&#8217;re going to have a disappointing one then this is the one to have, to be fair.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">On Hodgkinson, he added: \u201cKeely could quite easily have not come. When I spoke to her in April, when she wasn\u2019t training, I suggested, because she\u2019s had two massive years, and we have to remember she\u2019s only 23 years old, did she want to miss it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cAnd she said \u2018absolutely not.\u2019 For her to come and put her reputation and everything on the line, to run unwell, with minimal races, in that sort of environment, is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-sir-mo-farah-36245392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Mo Farah left Keely Hodgkinson gobsmacked with his message following her bronze medal at the World Athletics Championship Keely Hodgkinson has had an encouraging end to a tough year(Image: PA) Sir Mo Farah underlined his class by sending an encouraging message to Keely Hodgkinson after the 800m sensation&#8217;s showing at the World Championships. 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