Keely Hodgkinson Closes Damage-Hit Season With 800m Win at Athlos London

Keely Hodgkinson closed out her 2026 season with a win within the 800 meters at Athlos in London, clocking 1 minute, 56.40 seconds — a margin of greater than two seconds over the remainder of the sector — within the ultimate race of what she described as an injury-affected 12 months.

The British runner, who set the ladies’s indoor 800m world report in February, competed at Athlos with out two of her prime rivals this season, Switzerland’s Audrey Werro and the Netherlands’ Femke Broeders-Bol. Werro had overwhelmed Hodgkinson at each the European Championships and, the earlier week, the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, taking up the world’s prime rating within the occasion. Hodgkinson suffered a hamstring tear on the European Championships in Birmingham; an MRI confirmed what her group described as a uncommon break up hamstring tendon, which allowed her to maintain competing via the harm but additionally raised her threat of recurring issues.

The race additionally marked the debut of a full-length, hooded black pace swimsuit Hodgkinson developed in a long-term undertaking with Nike. “This is the place to bring it out. Speed meeting style, an all-women’s event,” she stated. She additionally thanked followers for his or her help over the season: “Life is about enjoying it, so thank you for all the support!”

Hodgkinson was defending her Athlos title from final 12 months. The occasion, held at StoneX Stadium, is an all-women’s meet based in 2025 by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and pays prize cash all the way down to sixth place; Hodgkinson’s win earned $65,000, with a $250,000 bonus reserved for a world report that didn’t come.