{"id":2755,"date":"2026-06-08T20:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:55:48","slug":"keely-hodgkinson-reacts-after-being-shocked-live-on-bbc-wont-let-that-happen-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2755","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson reacts after being shocked live on BBC \u2013 &#8216;Won&#8217;t let that happen again&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_42d34d\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Hodgkinson was beaten by Switzerland&#8217;s Audrey Werro in the 800m at the Diamond League in Stockholm<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37264862\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keely Hodgkinson vowed she won't be beaten again\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264862.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_keelys.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264862.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_keelys.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264862.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_keelys.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264862.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_keelys.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Keely Hodgkinson vowed she won't be beaten again\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson vowed she won&#8217;t be beaten again<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Keely Hodgkinson had to settle for second place behind Switzerland&#8217;s Audrey Werro in the 800 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, but warned her rival she won&#8217;t let it happen again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Having come seventh in the 400m in Rome on Thursday, the Olympic champion returned to her favoured distance. But she was outwitted by Werro, who crossed the finish line first in one minute 53.98 seconds \u2013 the third fastest women&#8217;s 800m ever recorded and the quickest time of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson and Werro broke away from the rest of the field in Stockholm, yet the British athlete was unable to keep pace with her Swiss rival&#8217;s scorching speed despite clocking a personal best of 1:54.33. Hodgkinson&#8217;s loss left viewers, pundits and the athlete herself stunned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Massive respect to Audrey. That was incredible racing from her and she helped me to run faster,&#8221; Hodgkinson said in the immediate aftermath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was glad of her pushing me throughout the race and then fighting me to the line, but I won&#8217;t let that happen again. I wasn&#8217;t expecting that from her and I thought she&#8217;d come back to me at the end, but such a surprise is good for me and for each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;She&#8217;s getting the best out of me and I still believe in myself \u2013 the world record is still my goal in London next month. I still believe I can do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37264863\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37264863\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Switzerland's Audrey Werro (R) reacts as she competes to win the Women's 800m event of the IAAF Stockholm Diamond League athletics meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 7, 2026.  (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264863.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_audrey-werro-athletics.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264863.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_audrey-werro-athletics.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264863.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_audrey-werro-athletics.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37264863.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_audrey-werro-athletics.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Switzerland's Audrey Werro beat Keely Hodgkinson to win the women's 800m event\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Switzerland&#8217;s Audrey Werro beat Keely Hodgkinson to win the women&#8217;s 800m event<cite aria-label=\"Image: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hodgkinson finished seventh in a 400m race on Thursday and confirmed her plans to compete over 800m in Eugene before the Diamond League meeting in London in July. Despite finishing behind her rival, Hodgkinson took some positives away after revealing she felt some nerves beforehand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was a little bit apprehensive coming in, not quite knowing exactly where I was with the 800m, because we have been doing some 400m training and are going to put together the 800m now,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But it makes me excited because I can build on this great start. It&#8217;s still very early. It&#8217;s good to have a run in your legs because you can learn what you can do better but overall I am quite happy with that race because I made the right decisions, but Audrey was just better on the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Elsewhere in Stockholm, pole vault sensation Armand Duplantis suffered a shock defeat to Kurtis Marschall after failing to clear 6.05m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Duplantis said: &#8220;I felt a bit unfocused today and I really did not want to lose here in front of my family and fans. I have not lost in what three years? 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