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Emotional Hodgkinson pulls out of UK 400m final

BBC News · Jun 21, 2026, 3:43 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Keely Hodgkinson was waiting in her lane before stepping off the track
  • Keely Hodgkinson pulled out of the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championships moments before Sunday's race after feeling "a little twinge".
  • The Olympic 800m champion has been competing over the shorter distance in a bid to improve her first-lap speed and challenge for the 800m world record this summer.

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Keely Hodgkinson was waiting in her lane before stepping off the track

Keely Hodgkinson pulled out of the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championships moments before Sunday's race after feeling "a little twinge".

The Olympic 800m champion has been competing over the shorter distance in a bid to improve her first-lap speed and challenge for the 800m world record this summer.

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