{"id":245422,"date":"2026-05-27T10:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/keely-hodgkinson-showed-true-colours-as-she-spent-hours-in-bar-after-medal-win\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:49:45","slug":"keely-hodgkinson-showed-true-colours-as-she-spent-hours-in-bar-after-medal-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/keely-hodgkinson-showed-true-colours-as-she-spent-hours-in-bar-after-medal-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson showed true colours as she &#8216;spent hours&#8217; in bar after medal win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1c1e1b\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Keely Hodgkinson is known to enjoy cutting lose and celebrating her hard-earned success on the track<\/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=\"37176949\">\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=\"Keely Hodgkinson is known to celebrate in sensible style\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson is known to celebrate in sensible style<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\">Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s modest nature was plain to see when she marked her World Athletics Championship triumph alongside Georgia Hunter Bell in Tokyo last year. <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=\"\">Team GB<\/a> legend Seb Coe recently described <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\">Hodgkinson<\/a> as one of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-seb-coe-olympics-37145336\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the most down-to-earth individuals<\/a> he&#8217;s ever encountered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 24-year-old 800m star is <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\">flying high<\/a> after shattering the world indoor record and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/keely-hodgkinson-dominates-800m-final-36907156\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">claiming indoor gold<\/a> to add to her burgeoning medal haul earlier in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson&#8217;s remarkable achievements on the track <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-retirement-hunter-bell-37081505\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">come at the cost of enormous sacrifice<\/a> and a punishing training schedule. Blowing off steam goes with the territory and even Coe, the World Athletics president, has commended her approach to letting her hair down.<\/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_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37196549\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-birthday-behaviour-coe-37196549\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s character clear for all to see as World Athletics chief doubles down<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_9d2dcd\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37176952\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-seb-coe-athletics-37176952\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keely Hodgkinson has shown who she is after behaviour on her birthday brought up<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking in September 2025, fellow athlete and Hodgkinson&#8217;s friend and training companion, Hunter Bell, revealed what an evening out with the Olympic pair actually involves. Following their silver and bronze medal haul at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, she remembered how they celebrated the occasion.<\/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-37210585\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37210585\" 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=\"British gold medal winners, women's 1500m winner Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell (L) and women's 800m winner Britain's Keely Hodgkinson celebrate during the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 2026 in Torun, Poland\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267488692.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267488692.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267488692.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210585.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267488692.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Hunter Bell partied modestly with Hodgkinson\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Hunter Bell partied modestly with 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;It was late and we were like, &#8216;It&#8217;s time to go celebrate&#8217; so we headed straight for a karaoke bar obviously,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was a couple of hours there, just a lot of songs and singing, and then we finished it off by going to McDonald&#8217;s so just a classic night out really.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Asked what songs they performed, she added: &#8220;We did Natasha Bedingfield and [Justin] Bieber, there was also some Elvis of course&#8230; Suspicious Minds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">World Athletics president Coe has also weighed in on Hodgkinson&#8217;s fondness for celebrating and her down-to-earth character. The 69-year-old spotted the athlete out for her 24th birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Coe, who claimed 1500m gold at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics, told 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=\"\">UNTAPPED<\/a> podcast: &#8220;I was on my way out [of a restaurant]. I&#8217;d sort of done the early shift and she turned up, and it was her birthday. 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 talented. 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<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-37210584\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37210584\" 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=\"Keely Hodgkinson in conversation with World Athletics President Sebastian Coe during a athletes press conference\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210584.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210584.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210584.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210584.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Hodgkinson was praised by World Athletics president Coe\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Hodgkinson was praised by World Athletics president Coe<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\">Hodgkinson&#8217;s unwavering commitment to training means she can&#8217;t accompany friends for regular evenings out. Nevertheless, she doesn&#8217;t miss out entirely on a social life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She told <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/celebrity\/article\/keely-hodgkinson-interview-running-horrible-tkxgwp9db\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">The Times<\/a> in 2024: &#8220;I make the most of my off-periods, so when I&#8217;m training I don&#8217;t feel like I&#8217;m missing out. I still go out with my friends, I&#8217;ll get dressed up, go for the dinner part and leave when they head off to the club. Every year in September, I&#8217;ll book a night out and they&#8217;ll get one night out with me. We&#8217;re to Manchester to [the Middle Eastern restaurant] Habbibi. 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