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Hodgkinson to attempt world 800 metres short-track record at Keely Klassic
Keely Hodgkinson, August 5, 2024
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FRESHLY-ANOINTED Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) Keely Hodgkinson has revealed she will attempt to break the world 800 metres short-track record at a new “Keely Klassic” event on February 15.
The current mark of 1:55.82 was set by Jolanda Ceplak of Slovenia on March 3, 2002 — the day Hodgkinson was born.
The reigning 800 metres Olympic champion announced the launch of the meet, taking place at Birmingham Arena, the day after she collected the SPOTY trophy at a glitzy ceremony which also saw her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, named coach of the year.
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