{"id":246722,"date":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/keely-hodgkinson-shows-true-colours-after-comments-from-worth-athletics-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","slug":"keely-hodgkinson-shows-true-colours-after-comments-from-worth-athletics-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/keely-hodgkinson-shows-true-colours-after-comments-from-worth-athletics-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson shows true colours after comments from Worth Athletics chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_13ef38\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s recent comments spoke volumes after her character was brought up<\/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=\"37248092\">\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 has spoken ahead of her Diamond League appearance\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson has spoken ahead of her Diamond League appearance<cite aria-label=\"Image: Dan Mullan, Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Dan Mullan, Getty Images)<\/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 latest comments <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/sport\/other-sport\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-diamond-league-athletics-34064185\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">showed her true colours<\/a> after World Athletics chief <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> heaped<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\"> praise on her authenticity<\/a>. <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>, 24, is set to make her 400 metres Diamond League debut in Rome this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The race will act as preparation towards sustaining her dominance in the 800m, in which she secured a silver medal at Tokyo 2020 before <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/breaking-keely-hodgkinson-800m-result-33400425\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">clinching Olympic gold at Paris 2024<\/a>. The <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> star shattered the indoor <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> record over 800m in February and is eager to continue that momentum today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, based on Hodgkinson&#8217;s demeanour and the way she carries herself alone, you wouldn&#8217;t know she is an athlete performing at the pinnacle of her sport. That&#8217;s thanks to her remarkably humble character, which was recently praised by Coe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson showcased her authenticity once again ahead of Thursday&#8217;s Diamond League action by expressing how grateful she was just to be on the start line &#8211; something rarely heard amid the fierce competition of elite athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on Wednesday at a press conference, Hodgkinson said: &#8220;I am really excited for tomorrow. I am grateful to have the opportunity to race some of the best girls in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I am very privileged to be on that start line with them, so I am hoping they pull something great out of me. I&#8217;ll be using tomorrow as a stimulus of fun, to be competitive and to also do something different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I am genuinely in a place in my life where I have everything that I can want. I am happy, I love what I do. I wake up and go to work every day, I just love it.&#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-37248089\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37248089\" 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 medalist Keely Hodgkinson of Team Great Britain celebrates with a crown during the Women's 800m Final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Athletics-Olympic-Games-Paris-2024-Day-10.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Athletics-Olympic-Games-Paris-2024-Day-10.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Athletics-Olympic-Games-Paris-2024-Day-10.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248089.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Athletics-Olympic-Games-Paris-2024-Day-10.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Team GB star Hodgkinson is known for her authenticity\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Team GB star Hodgkinson is known for her authenticity<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Coe, who has served as president of World Athletics for the past decade, said last month that he considers the Mancunian to be a breath of fresh air, hailing her as the most genuine person he knows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The former Team GB star, 69, shared a story about running into Hodgkinson during her birthday celebrations as an example of how normal and grounded the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Manchester<\/a> athlete is. However, he suggested her all-round behaviour points to the same level of authenticity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on <a aria-label=\"The Sports Agents Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1Kb41AOkuabqq7JgJ6zbjw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Agents <\/a>podcast, Coe was asked by Gabby Logan about Hodgkinson&#8217;s comments in March concerning West Ham United, tenants of the Olympic Stadium. &#8220;The GB team will bring back more medals to that stadium than West Ham have seen in their entire history,&#8221; the world indoor champion wrote on social media.<\/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-37248090\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37248090\" 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\/article37248090.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248090.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248090.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248090.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 has been praised by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (R)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Hodgkinson has been praised by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (R)<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\">Coe said: &#8220;I love Keely because you will only get authenticity. There&#8217;s none of this &#8216;Oh, I&#8217;ll see how I feel tomorrow&#8217; or &#8216;One match at a time&#8217; &#8211; she absolutely tells it as it is. I think she&#8217;s joyous company apart from anything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;This year is probably the biggest year in British athletics&#8230; we&#8217;ve got a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/commonwealth-games\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Commonwealth Games<\/a>, we&#8217;ve got a European Championships, we&#8217;ve got a great Diamond League. It&#8217;s probably the best year for athletics in the UK since 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Keely&#8217;s not wrong. 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