Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will return from injury to race in the women’s 800m at this summer’s London Athletics Meet on Saturday 19 July.
The 23-year was forced to withdraw from February’s Keely Klassic in Birmingham because of a hamstring injury.
At last year’s event at London Stadium, Hodgkinson set a meeting record, national record and personal best of 1:54.61, which lifted her to sixth in the world all-time rankings.
It would pave the way for her to win gold at the Paris Games and add to her Olympic silver from Tokyo, where Hodgkinson will be aiming to claim the World Championship title later this year.
“I remember after last year’s race thinking, ‘Can we do that all over again?’,” said Hodgkinson, who was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2024.
“It was such a dream to compete in the Olympic stadium and I’m so excited to get back out there and see what I can do.
“For me, that race really set me up for what I did in Paris. I’m now an Olympic champion which is a pretty amazing thing to say out loud, but I still haven’t won world gold, so I have really big goals this summer.
“Having that crowd behind me in London, plus a bunch of super-quick ladies to race against, will be the best possible preparation as I build towards the World Championships in Tokyo.”
The London Athletics Meet is the 11th meeting of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League.
BBC News
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