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After winning an Olympic 800m gold medal and the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award, Keely Hodgkinson set herself a bold new challenge: getting a whole new generation of fans into track and field.
Foolish? Brave? Or visionary? The sceptics and gatekeepers certainly had their doubts. But the sight of hundreds of teenage and young girls dancing to Taylor Swift, Rosé and Bruno Mars, and Psy’s Gangnam Style in between races at her brand new event, the Keely Klassic, was quite the riposte.
Written by Sean Ingle at the Utilita Arena Birmingham
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/15/keely-hodgkinson-shows-her-klassic-formula-can-inspire-new-generation under the title “Keely Hodgkinson shows her Klassic formula can inspire new generation”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
