{"id":215206,"date":"2025-11-26T17:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/keely-hodgkinsons-rival-lifts-lid-on-how-team-gb-star-actually-treats-opponents\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:19:13","slug":"keely-hodgkinsons-rival-lifts-lid-on-how-team-gb-star-actually-treats-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/keely-hodgkinsons-rival-lifts-lid-on-how-team-gb-star-actually-treats-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s rival lifts lid on how Team GB star actually treats opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_0292ec\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"mirror\">Team GB athlete Georgia Hunter Bell knows Keely Hodgkinson very well from their time together as rivals and team-mates<\/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=\"36312533\">\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\">Georgia Bell spoke about what it&#8217;s like to be a rival of Keely Hodgkinson<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Georgia Hunter Bell has opened up about what it&#8217;s really like having <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> as both a close rival and team-mate. The pair are a formidable force in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">middle-distance running<\/a> and have transformed the M11 Track Club into an elite training environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Hodgkinson clinched gold for <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> at the Paris 2024 Olympics by <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/breaking-keely-hodgkinson-800m-result-33400425\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">winning the women&#8217;s 800m final<\/a>, ending her wait for a global title. Having previously claimed silver as a teenager at Tokyo 2021, her triumphant display in France <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\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">sent her career soaring to new heights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Someone that&#8217;s been at her side throughout the rise is Hunter Bell, who secured bronze in Paris after setting a national record in the 1500m. Now, Hunter Bell has lifted the lid on what it&#8217;s like being both Hodgkinson\u2019s team-mate and competitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">She told<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/athletics\/2025\/11\/23\/georgia-hunter-bell-keely-hodgkinson-cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" The TelegraphLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Telegraph<\/a>: &#8220;We are friends &#8211; we\u2019ve only raced against each other a few times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;For the most part, it\u2019s very chill. We\u2019re just both competitors so when we\u2019re standing on the start line, we both want to win. That ultimately means one of us is going to be disappointed and the other is going to be happy, but it\u2019s a good thing in general.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_ef10f1\">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-sir-mo-farah-36245392\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36245392\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keely Hodgkinson left shocked by Sir Mo Farah&#8217;s private message after World Championships<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_ef10f1\">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><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;It\u2019s good for our team \u2013 the fact there can be two medallists on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">world<\/a> stage is really cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">It&#8217;s been an incredible journey for Hunter Bell, who made the decision to return to middle-distance running in 2023 after clocking an impressive 16 minute, eight second 5km at Bushy Park, London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">It turned out to be the right decision, with that bronze last year proving she still had the quality. She then followed that up with two Diamond League wins, World Championships silver and another silver at last month\u2019s Athlos event in New York \u2013 in the 800m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cMy life has changed so much in the past 18 months,&#8221; she admitted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;I was working in April last year. So from working full-time and trying to train around that to being a full-time athlete, to being one of the best in the world, it\u2019s been crazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Speaking about Hodgkinson and Hunter Bell, trainer Trevor Painter revealed the duo are &#8220;quite sassy&#8221; together at their training base in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester<\/a>.<\/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-36312532\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36312532\" 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\/article36312532.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2236560584.jpg\" alt=\"Silver medalist Georgia Hunter Bell of Team Great Britain, gold medalist Lilian Odira of Team Kenya and bronze medalist Keely Hodgkinson of Team Great Britain pose for a photo\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36312532.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2236560584.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36312532.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2236560584.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36312532.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2236560584.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\">Georgia Hunter Bell (left) and Keely Hodgkinson (right) shared the world stage together<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Photo by Christian Petersen\/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\">&#8220;They\u2019re both very different, but also the same in other ways,&#8221;<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/worldathletics.org\/competitions\/world-athletics-championships\/world-athletics-championships-tokyo-2025-7190593\/news\/feature\/keely-hodgkinson-georgia-hunter-bell-tokyo\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" he told World Athletics.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> he told World Athletics.<\/a><u> <\/u>&#8220;They both have this amazing will to win. I\u2019m quite often getting scolded by them for different reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The duo were described as &#8220;inseparable&#8221; at the World Athletics Championship, sharing a room and training together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Hodgkinson didn&#8217;t hold back when <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\">discussing her season<\/a>. &#8220;It has been an absolute s*** show, honestly,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;I think when you look at some of the greats in all sports, there are years where they haven&#8217;t done as well, or they&#8217;ve missed podiums, or they&#8217;ve missed a complete year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;Somehow, I&#8217;ve managed to stay on that trajectory which I think is incredible. 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