Hodgkinson Set To Return In Lausanne On 20 August

Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson will make her long-awaited return from wounded astatine nan Lausanne Diamond League gathering connected 20 August.

The 23-year-old Briton has not raced competitively since winning golden successful Paris past August aft suffering a hamstring tear successful February.

After a minor setback led to her withdrawing from Diamond League meetings successful Stockholm and London, Hodgkinson is group to make her comeback conscionable a period earlier nan commencement of nan World Athletics Championship successful Tokyo.

"Third time's a charm!" she wrote connected Instagram successful reply to a station from nan arena organisers announcing her return.

Hodgkinson is aiming to find apical shape successful clip for nan Worlds successful September arsenic she bids to spell 1 amended than nan metallic medals she won successful 2022 and 2023.

The British 800m grounds holder will look compatriots Jemma Reekie and Georgia Hunter Bell, who triumphed successful Hodgkinson's absence successful London, connected her return successful Switzerland.

The arena successful Lausanne is nan 13th of 15 successful nan Diamond League this season.

It concludes successful Zurich connected 27-28 August earlier nan opening of nan World Championships connected 21 September.