Keely Hodgkinson reveals target of being a ‘world champion’ this year as Brit targets 800m glory on the World Indoor Championships, stating ‘I’d love 4 main medals’ in busy 2022
- Keely Hodgkinson is the favorite for World Indoor Championships 800m gold
- The 20-year-old is focusing on medal glory in 4 completely different champs this yearÂ
- This summer time brings the World Championships outdoor, adopted by the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the European Championships
After the grandest of breakthroughs in 2021, a sheet of paper in Keely Hodgkinson’s residence reveals that greater issues are focused this season.
In the previous month, the Olympic silver medallist has run the sixth quickest indoor 800m time in historical past, and he or she competes on the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade this weekend as an unlimited favorite for gold.
It is the primary staging submit of what the 20-year-old has recognized as a four-pronged marketing campaign for main medals this season, with the World Championships outdoor within the US in July, adopted by the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and European Championships in a frantic summer time.
British athlete Keely Hodgkinson has set herself the lofty purpose of profitable 4 medals in 2022
Hodgkinson, whose semi-final is on Saturday forward of Sunday’s ultimate, mentioned: ‘I did write down “world champion” (as a target for 2022). So that’s an expectation for me. Hopefully I can return and tick it off once I get residence.
‘I’ve set some objectives however clearly it simply is dependent upon how the physique is and the way I’m. But they’re fairly huge – they’re greater than final year. So we have got some ticking to do.
‘I’d love 4 main medals. I would not rule it out. I can positively see myself going for 3 – the world outdoor is clearly primary, the Commonwealth’s being a residence Games, I actually wish to do this, and the Europeans we’ll see. I’d wish to be there.’
Hodgkinson’s stellar 2021 season noticed her emerge from being a digital unknown to an Olympic silver medallist. She additionally received the European indoor title and the Diamond League crown.Â
She hopes that medal rush begins with gold within the 800m on the World Indoor Championships
Hodgkinson added: ‘Now I anticipate extra of myself. I anticipate instances to be faster, extra consistency, I wish to target the larger races.’
Reigning world indoor Katarina Johnson-Thompson will compete within the pentathlon on Friday for the primary time since her Olympics had been wrecked by a calf harm final August.Â
The males’s 60m on Saturday will function a showdown between the shock Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs and Christian Coleman, who has returned from an anti-doping ban.
Hodgkinson received a silver medal on the Olympics and hopes to go one higher in occasions this year
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