{"id":234080,"date":"2026-03-19T17:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/keely-hodgkinson-confident-of-being-in-perfect-shape-to-claim-first-world-title\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:37:28","slug":"keely-hodgkinson-confident-of-being-in-perfect-shape-to-claim-first-world-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/keely-hodgkinson-confident-of-being-in-perfect-shape-to-claim-first-world-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson confident of being in perfect shape to claim first world title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Keely Hodgkinson believes she could not be in better shape to win a first world title this weekend having kicked on again after breaking the indoor 800m world record<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n

The Olympic champion<\/a> is the overwhelming favourite for gold at the World Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland, and sounded bullish when asked if she had pushed on in training after obliterating Jolanda Ceplak\u2019s record by running 1min 54.87sec in Li\u00e9vin in February.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYeah, training\u2019s gone really well,\u201d said Hodgkinson, who starts her competition with heats on Friday morning. \u201cI\u2019m very happy with where I am. As you get into an indoor season and you start racing and running faster and the reps get shorter and the recovery gets longer, I think you just naturally come into even more shape, which is obviously really exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hodgkinson\u2019s chances of gold received a further boost when her main rival, Tsige Duguma, who finished second behind her at the Paris Games in 2024, was one of four Ethiopians unable to travel to Poland due to visa issues. However Hodgkinson stressed that the competition would not just be about fast times but the challenge of being able to run well three times over three days.<\/p>\n

\u201cFast times are obviously really great, but championships are just completely different and having three rounds in three days is another curveball,\u201d she added. \u201cThat\u2019s really tough. I\u2019ve done it before. I quite like to have a day off. But I\u2019m looking forward to it and this last month has been great. I couldn\u2019t ask to be in a better position to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

A medal here would also compete the set for the 24-year-old, who has been on the podium at the Olympics, world championships, the European championships indoors and out, and the Commonwealth Games, but has missed out on the world indoors three times due to injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the one medal I don\u2019t have so it would be really great to box that one off,\u201d said Hodgkinson. \u201cUntil I\u2019ve crossed the finish line, I\u2019m not going to jinx anything. But I\u2019m excited to be here and excited to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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