S2 Ep1: Keely Hodgkinson

When Keely Hodgkinson steps onto the track inside Rome’s Olympic Stadium this summer, she’ll be carrying the weight and expectation of a nation on her shoulders.  The reigning 800 metre European champion is fully aware that she enters the arena with all eyes on her, but remains unfazed by what lies ahead. But how did she get here? What are the challenges she faced? And who inspired the British athlete to lace up her running spikes once more after she gave up on athletics in her formative years? This is Keely's story. In her words. Ignite is a HWY61 production for European Athletics Written by: Peter Sanderson and Garry Hayes Produced by: Garry Hayes Series mix: Teyler Hayes Our series music is released under license For tickets to the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships, visit https://roma2024.vivaticket.it/

Om Podcasten

This is Ignite, a narrative podcast series from European Athletics telling the personal stories of athletes as they count down to the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships. Throughout this series we will hear the first-person narratives from the likes of Keely Hodgkinson, Femke Bol, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Zharnel Hughes, Yaroslava Mahuchikh and many more. If you want to see these stars in action in Rome this summer, visit: https://roma2024.vivaticket.it/ Ignite is a HWY61 production for European Athletics