• Keely Hodgkinson is set to make her return after a lengthy injury 
  • The British track star won gold at the Olympic Games in Paris last summer 
  • Hodgkinson plans to compete at the Diamond League in Stockholm in June 

By DAVID COVERDALE

Keely Hodgkinson plans to make her comeback from injury at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting in June, in what will be her first race since winning Olympic gold last summer.

The British 800 metres star tore her hamstring in February, ruling her out of her own Keely Klassic event, as well as the European and World Indoor Championships.

However, Hodgkinson was back running on the track this week at a training camp in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Mail Sport understands the 23-year-old now hopes to make her racing return at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium on June 15, putting her firmly on course for the World Championships in September.

‘Eight weeks after my hamstring tear we did our first track session back in spikes,’ Hodgkinson wrote on Instagram. ‘Lots of rehab later and with much more to progress, happy to be back.’

After Stockholm, Hodgkinson is down to compete at the Prefontaine Classic – the Eugene Diamond League event – on July 5. There, she will face Tsige Duguma and Mary Moraa, who claimed silver and bronze behind her in the Olympic 800m final in Paris.

Keely Hodgkinson is expected to return to the track at Stockholm Diamond League in June

Keely Hodgkinson is expected to return to the track at Stockholm Diamond League in June

The British middle distance runner won gold at the Olympic Games in Paris last summer

The British middle distance runner won gold at the Olympic Games in Paris last summer

Hodgkinson is also weighing up whether to take part in the last event of Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Track series, where category winners receive $100,000 (£77,700).

Prior to her injury, the Atherton athlete said she hoped to do one of the four meetings and the final Slam in Los Angeles on June 27-29 may fit into her schedule.

Hodgkinson’s main priority this season is winning gold at the World Championships in Tokyo. She has never tasted victory at the event having picked up silvers in 2022 and 2023.

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Keely Hodgkinson set to make comeback at Stockholm Diamond League following 10-month absence after Olympic glory

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