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Lifestyle (https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/lifestyle) Keely Hodgkinson in tears after pulling out of 400m final at UK Championships Flo Clifford (https://www.the-independent.com/author/flo-clifford)Sunday 21 June 2026 12:55 EDT • Copy link Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover (PA) • Keely Hodgkinson (https://www.the-independent.com/topic/keely-hodgkinson), the Olympic 800m champion, withdrew from the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championships (https://www.the-independent.com/sport/general/athletics/keely-hodgkinson-uk-championships-400m-final-b2999964.html)in Birmingham moments before the race was due to begin. • She was visibly distressed and later explained her decision by stating she was 'not feeling 100 per cent' and did not want to 'risk anything this summer'. • Her coach, Jenny Meadows, informed the BBC that Hodgkinson felt a 'twinge' during her warm-up and opted to 'play it safe' by not competing. • Hodgkinson has been competing in 400m races this season as a strategy to improve her first-lap speed, with the ultimate goal of breaking the 800m world record. • She is scheduled to participate in the Prefontaine Classic on 4 July and the London Diamond League on 18 July, where she plans to target Jarmila Kratochvilova’s long-standing 800m world record. 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