{"id":251518,"date":"2026-07-05T12:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/keely-hodgkinson-receives-huge-support-after-injury-left-her-unable-to-walk\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T12:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:51:28","slug":"keely-hodgkinson-receives-huge-support-after-injury-left-her-unable-to-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/keely-hodgkinson-receives-huge-support-after-injury-left-her-unable-to-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson receives huge support after injury left her unable to walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_3cfffa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s failure to win her latest race was followed by her emotional social media post<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">13:51, 05 Jul 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 13:52, 05 Jul 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\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=\"37389700\">\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 battled with injuries this year\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson has battled with injuries this year<cite aria-label=\"Image: Sean Walsh\/Shutterstock\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Sean Walsh\/Shutterstock)<\/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 has been overwhelmed by support after disclosing she was unable to walk just days before taking part in a Diamond League race.<a aria-label=\" The Olympic 800m champion Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/keely-hodgkinson-instagram-olympics-record-37285406\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"> The Olympic 800m champion <\/a>came second behind victor Lilian Odira on Saturday in the Brit&#8217;s second successive loss at the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 24-year-old caught attention during her race after<a aria-label=\" spectators noticed cuts and bruises on her knees which were heavily strappedLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/sport\/other-sport\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-hospital-knee-injury-34239165\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"> spectators noticed cuts and bruises on her knees which were heavily strapped<\/a>. Speaking following her runner-up finish, Hodgkinson was refreshingly candid about her performance while revealing details of her injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"She said aftewardsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWQsteE5G8M\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">She said aftewards<\/a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s shocking, to be honest. It was not good, it&#8217;s been a bit of a week. My knees [are] taped up, I took a bad fall last week [and] four days ago I couldn&#8217;t even walk, so I guess I should take that into consideration but I wanted a lot more than that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Atherton-born athlete then shared a series of photos on <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/instagram\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Instagram<\/a>, including one showing her lying in a medical room with the bruising on her knees clearly visible. Her caption read: &#8220;Forward motion&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That led to an outpouring of support from athletes and the general public who left encouraging comments underneath the post. One person wrote: &#8220;You&#8217;ve got this.&#8221; A second said: &#8220;You will come back stronger.&#8221; While others showered the athlete with love heart emojis.<\/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 class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson recorded a time of 1:56:73 in Eugene with Odira completing the distance in 1:56:19. The Brit was considerably off the pace compared to the British record she established in June (1:54:33) which proved insufficient to finish ahead of winner Audrey Werro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It has been a challenging season for Hodgkinson <a aria-label=\"who was forced to withdraw from the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championship last monthLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-injury-statement-tears-37328785\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">who was forced to withdraw from the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championship last month<\/a> as she cited a &#8220;little twinge&#8221; as her reason for pulling out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She originally caught attention with her decision to start testing herself at a shorter distance. Taking on the 400m forms part of Hodgkinson&#8217;s strategy to enhance her first-lap pace and potentially shatter the 800m <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 this summer.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-grouped\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_container__i0sRj\" data-testid=\"portrait-image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><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-37389859\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37389859\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:2\/3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keely Hodgkinson in hospital\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37389859.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_keelyhodgkinson_1783226454_3934311001757048673_1624629611.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37389859.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/2_keelyhodgkinson_1783226454_3934311001757048673_1624629611.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37389859.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_keelyhodgkinson_1783226454_3934311001757048673_1624629611.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37389859.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_keelyhodgkinson_1783226454_3934311001757048673_1624629611.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Keely Hodgkinson posted a picture of herself on a medical bed\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson posted a picture of herself on a medical bed<cite aria-label=\"Image: instagram\/keelyhodgkinson\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: instagram\/keelyhodgkinson)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><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-37361056\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37361056\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:2\/3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keely Hodgkinson of Leigh Harriers looks on after competing in the Women's 400m Heats during day one of the UK Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37361056.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_Novuna-UK-Athletics-Championships-Day-One.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37361056.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/2_Novuna-UK-Athletics-Championships-Day-One.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37361056.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_Novuna-UK-Athletics-Championships-Day-One.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37361056.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_Novuna-UK-Athletics-Championships-Day-One.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Olympic champion has had a stop-start season this year\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Olympic champion has had a stop-start season this year<cite 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