Keely Hodgkinson withdraws from the women’s 800 metres at Thursday’s Diamond League meeting in Zurich. The British runner says her body “isn’t quite ready to race again,” indicating she is not prepared to compete.
The decision follows her participation in the European Championships earlier this month, where she races nine days before the Zurich event. While the outlets report the withdrawal consistently, their coverage focuses mainly on different phrasing of the same explanation rather than new details about the extent of any injury or a specific training setback.
All sources agree Hodgkinson’s pullout is due to readiness concerns rather than a confirmed medical diagnosis, and that she will not start in Zurich. Her absence alters the field for the 800 metres and affects scheduled competition against other top athletes, including Audrey Werro, who is noted in some reports as part of the event lineup.
