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Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has not ruled out the possibility of breaking athletics' longest-standing world record at the London Diamond League meeting in July.

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May 29, 2026 · 8:00 AM1 min readSource: Sky Sports
Hodgkinson targets 800m world record on home soil

Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has not ruled out the possibility of breaking athletics' longest-standing world record at the London Diamond League meeting in July.

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  • The Briton and her coaches are convinced she has what it takes to lower Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova's near-43-year-old outdoor 800m time of one minute, 53.28 seconds, but…
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  • "Obviously I would love that to happen on home soil," said Hodgkinson, speaking with 50 days to go until the Diamond League returns to the capital.
  • "I get really excited about London, the whole crowd and everything.
  • I think as a British person competing there it's just so much fun, and it's definitely the main thing I'm looking forward to this year on the calendar." Hodgkinson explained that…

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