'Built different' – Olympic champion Hodgkinson reveals double tendon
Top UK athlete Keely Hodgkinson already breathes rarefied air as an Olympic champion, but it took a scan to reveal the slightly stranger way in which the 24-year-old learned she is “built different. ” After again finishing second to Swiss rival Audrey Werro in the 800 metres final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Hodgkinson revealed she had – just a month earlier –…
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has revealed she is "built different" after sustaining a hamstring tear and tearing two tendons during her career. The 24-year-old British athlete first discovered the anomaly during an MRI scan last year, which showed she had two tendons where most individuals have one. Hodgkinson believes this unique anatomical feature may be both a strength and a weakness, as it allows her to continue running even when one tendon is injured, but it could also make the tendon weaker than the other.
Hodgkinson is determined to break Jarmila Kratochvilova's 43-year-old 800m world record and has taken inspiration from fellow competitor Audrey Werro, who has set multiple world records this year. Hodgkinson praised Werro's achievements and believes that having another top athlete to compete against will only push both of them to achieve even greater heights.
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