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Keely Hodgkinson reveals split hamstring, links European Championships injury to canal fall
September 17, 2026 at 07:03 PM
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has revealed an MRI scan found her hamstring is split into two tendons, and said a July canal fall likely caused her European Championships tear.
- Hodgkinson said an MRI scan last year revealed her hamstring is split into two tendons, an anomaly that lets her keep running when one tendon tears.
- Hodgkinson said a fall while jogging along a canal in July, which left her with cuts to her knees and a jarred back, contributed to the tear she sustained at the European Championships.
- Hodgkinson finished second to Swiss runner Audrey Werro in the 800m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest in September.
- Hodgkinson will end her 2026 season at the all-female Athlos event in London on Friday.