{"id":243033,"date":"2026-05-12T13:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/seb-coe-comments-on-keely-hodgkinsons-behaviour-and-makes-true-thoughts-clear\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:29:59","slug":"seb-coe-comments-on-keely-hodgkinsons-behaviour-and-makes-true-thoughts-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/seb-coe-comments-on-keely-hodgkinsons-behaviour-and-makes-true-thoughts-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"Seb Coe comments on Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s behaviour and makes true thoughts clear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a88635\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Four-time Olympic medallist Seb Coe has shared his true feelings about Team GB superstar Keely Hodgkinson<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" 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=\"37145346\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Seb Coe has shared his true thoughts on British athletics superstar Keely Hodgkinson\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Seb Coe has shared his true thoughts on British athletics superstar Keely Hodgkinson<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">World Athletics president and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/team-gb\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Team GB<\/a> legend <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/sebastian-coe\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Seb Coe<\/a> says <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/keely-hodgkinson\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Keely Hodgkinson<\/a> is the most genuine person he knows. Coe recalled the time he met the 800m phenom out celebrating her birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson has <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-emma-raducanu-agency-37133313\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">swiftly become the face of British athletics<\/a> at the age of 24. She won her first <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/olympic-games\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Olympic <\/a>gold in dominant fashion at Paris 2024 and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/record-breaking-keely-hodgkinson-now-36753653\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">set a women&#8217;s world indoor 800m record<\/a> in February. Her personal best time was achieved at the London Diamond League in 2024, a 1:54.61.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She won her first world indoor title in Torun in March, adding to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/breaking-keely-hodgkinson-spoty-winner-34332121\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">her 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year success<\/a> and the MBE she was awarded last year for her services to athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-boyfriend-net-worth-36887683\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">continues to capture the public&#8217;s admiration<\/a> with her down-to-earth persona and fellow Olympic champion Coe couldn&#8217;t help but heap endless praise on the Greater Manchester-born track star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37133584\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/crypto-cryptocurrency-cj-ujah-chijindu-37133584\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British sprint star charged over &#8216;cryptocurrency scam&#8217; which saw victim lose \u00a3300k<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37081505\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-retirement-hunter-bell-37081505\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keely Hodgkinson explains athletics retirement stance and plan to take extended break<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Coe, who won 1500m gold at the 1980 and 1984 games before masterminding London 2012, appeared on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Untapped-Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">UNTAPPED <\/a>podcast and was asked about Hodgkinson. He said: &#8220;What I love about Keely is she is probably the most, forget athletics, she&#8217;s probably the most authentic person I currently know.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37145345\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37145345\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.44\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sebastian Coe, IAAF President, presents Keely Hodgkinson of Team Great Britain with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Women's 800m Final on day three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145345.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267876270.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145345.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267876270.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145345.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267876270.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145345.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267876270.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Coe only had positive things to say about Hodgkinson\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Coe only had positive things to say about Hodgkinson<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;What you see with Keely is what you get. She is very funny, she&#8217;s totally driven, but she puts things in perspective. I was up in Manchester not that long ago and I bumped into her one night going into a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was on my way out. I&#8217;d sort of done the early shift and she turned up and it was her birthday. It was a couple of weeks\u2026 I mean she&#8217;d only just broken the indoor world record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;She was only literally a few days away from destroying the field and winning her world indoor title and she was just out celebrating her birthday. She&#8217;s just completely normal, but she is incredibly well talented. She&#8217;s got a great coaching team around her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m probably going to lose whatever fan base I&#8217;ve got left in the south of England, but she&#8217;s absolutely rooted to the north of England and that for me counts for a lot in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson has been <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-world-championships-tokyo-37075458\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">dabbling with shorter distances<\/a> and will begin her 2026 outdoor season at the Rome Diamond League in June. But her coach Jenny Meadows admitted that breaking the longest-standing record in track and field is on the long-term agenda.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37145347\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37145347\" 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\" alt=\"Gold medallist, Keely Hodgkinson of Team Great Britain, poses for a photo with the national flag whilst standing beside her championship record time of 1:55.30 after victory in the Women's 800m Final during day three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145347.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267863866.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145347.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267863866.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145347.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267863866.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37145347.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267863866.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The 24-year-old set the women's world indoor 800m record in February\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The 24-year-old set the women&#8217;s world indoor 800m record in February<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jarmila Kratochvilova&#8217;s women&#8217;s outdoor 800m world record time of 1:53.28 has stood since July 1983 and Hodgkinson&#8217;s best is a 1:54.61. Meadows told Athletics Weekly: &#8220;I think we&#8217;re just desperate to see that 1:53 first before we try and go down to the 1:53.28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Because she has those months now of consistent training this winter, she&#8217;s hitting outdoor times indoors, and it just makes me really excited. 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