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The Olympic 800m champion broke a 24-year-old record set on the very day she was born.
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson has made history, setting a new 800m indoor world record with a stunning time of 1:54.87 in Lievin, France.
The Olympic champion obliterated the previous best of 1:55.82, a mark that had stood for nearly 24 years and was coincidentally set on the day she was born, March 3, 2002.
Hodgkinson, who claimed 800m gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, had confidently declared her intention to break the record at a press conference earlier in the week. The 23-year-old expressed her relief at having delivered on that promise.
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Keely Hodgkinson: Why Olympics Champion is Hot Favourite to Smash World Indoor Record in Lievin
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"Thank God!" she exclaimed in a trackside interview. "No, that was really fun. I've been really looking forward to this for a good few weeks, so thank you for the amazing crowd. I wasn't running alone, I had lots of help over here."
Hodgkinson Did Not Take Any Chances
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The record-breaking performance was meticulously planned. After an impressive season opener at the UK indoor championships where she ran 1:56.33 without assistance, Hodgkinson noted she had "accidentally ran quite fast." In Lievin, however, nothing was left to chance.
With wavelights set to a blistering 1:53.80 pace, Hodgkinson followed pacemaker Anna Gryc of Poland through the first 400m in 55.56 seconds. From there, she powered ahead alone, hitting the 600m mark at 1:25.06 before storming across the finish line to etch her name in the history books.
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13:28 - 19.02.2026
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After crossing the line, an elated Hodgkinson clapped her hands and accepted congratulations from her competitors before lying on the track to soak in the applause from the French crowd. She was then embraced by her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, and training partner Georgia Hunter-Bell, who had won her own race earlier in the evening.
Still buzzing with energy, the new world record holder celebrated the milestone by taking a selfie with her family, capturing a truly unforgettable moment in her career.