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The Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Keely Hodgkinson stuns in bikini as fellow athletes brand Team GB Olympic hero ‘sexy'
KEELY HODGKINSON was branded 'sexy' by fellow athletes after stunning in a bikini. The Team GB Olympic hero put on a bold display as she dunked herself in a tub of water. 12 12 12 Hodgkinson, 23, wore a sleek black bikini as she posed for snaps while clutching the sides. But she made sure to keep her blonde locks away from the splash zone with a blue headband. In another picture, Hodgkinson showed off her chic side as she donned some fashionable clothes and sunglasses. While in another snap, the ace posed with a friend behind a DJ booth at a music festival. Hodgkinson captioned her set of photos: 'Balance.' And they saw fans go crazy in the comments. But it was other athletes who led the way. Ireland's Lauren Cadden was thrilled with the pictures and commented: 'Sexxiiii.' While fellow Team GB pal Jemma Reekie showed her support with a fire emoji. Meanwhile, a fan said: 'Oh my goodness.' Olympic winner Keely Hodgkinson soaks up the atmosphere with Man Utd fans at Old Trafford 12 12 12 One declared: 'Superb photos.' Another noted: 'Stupendous.' One added: 'Balance never looked so good.' Hodgkinson's summer of fun comes a year after she set the Paris Olympics alight with a barnstorming performance. The Manchester native saw off world champion Mary Moraa to clinch gold in the Women's 800m, having won silver at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. And Hodgkinson's efforts were recognised back home when she won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award. 12 12
Belfast Telegraph
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Faith Kipyegon believes a woman running a sub-four minute mile is close
The Kenyan was looking to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world-record time of 4:07.64, set in 2023, and needed to run each of her four laps an average of nearly two seconds faster. The 31-year-old mother was flanked by a number of pacemakers, including British Olympians Georgia Hunter-Bell, Jemma Reekie and Elliot Giles at the the Stade Charlety, carefully chosen by the Kenyan's team from among 100 potential stadia for optimal conditions.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Faith Kipyegon believes a woman running a sub-four minute mile is close
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon insists it is just a 'matter of time' before a woman runs a sub-four minute mile after finishing her historic attempt in 4:06.42 in Paris. The Kenyan was looking to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world-record time of 4:07.64, set in 2023, and needed to run each of her four laps an average of nearly two seconds faster. Advertisement The 31-year-old mother was flanked by a number of pacemakers, including British Olympians Georgia Hunter-Bell, Jemma Reekie and Elliot Giles at the the Stade Charlety, carefully chosen by the Kenyan's team from among 100 potential stadia for optimal conditions. Kenya's Faith Kipyegon is a three-time Olympic champion (PA) 'I'm exhausted,' said Kipyegon, speaking on Nike's official YouTube channel, which also live-streamed the event. 'I'm tired, but I'm feeling good. I've tried. That is why I came here. I would like to be the first woman to run under four minutes, but I've proven that it's possible. 'It's only a matter of time before I think it comes our way, even if it's not me, it will come one day. Advertisement 'I will not lose hope. I will still go for it.' Kipyegon's effort was still good enough for the fastest mile run by a woman in history, and 1.22 seconds faster than her own best. Though she did cross the line quicker than her world record, set at the Monaco Diamond League meet, it will not officially count as the 'Breaking4' event was not an official competition, and the Kenyan employed the use of male pacemakers, among other reasons. Her specially-designed equipment included a Nike fly suit, a bespoke bra and a first of its kind Victory 2 Elite FK spike, weighing about 21 grams lighter than the shoes she wore to break the world record. Advertisement 'This was really special,' added Kipyegon. 'I did not expect to see so many people, but I have proved to the world that everything is possible.' Kipyegon was out of the competitive arena for 21 months after the birth of her daughter, Alyn, in 2018, which required a caesarean section. Asked what message she wanted to send her daughter and girls watching, she said: 'I think I will tell them we are not limited. We can limit ourselves with our thoughts, but I think it is possible to try everything in our lives and prove to the world that we are strong and we keep pushing. 'Thank you (to my team, my pacemakers) for helping me to achieve what many people think is impossible. I think we have proved them wrong. We keep on moving.' Keely Hodgkinson says Faith Kipyegon has 'an aura' (John Walton/PA) British 800 metres Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, who was part of the broadcast team, said: 'She's got aura. I think that was incredible to watch. She was locked in, she gave it absolutely everything. 'She still believes she is going to go out there and get closer and closer, but it's that important message that she has opened that barrier, she's left a legacy whether it happened today or not. People are going to think, maybe it is (possible) and we're going to work even harder to get close to it.'
The Independent
27-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Faith Kipyegon believes a woman running a sub-four minute mile is close
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon insists it is just a 'matter of time' before a woman runs a sub-four minute mile after finishing her historic attempt in 4:06.42 in Paris. The Kenyan was looking to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world-record time of 4:07.64, set in 2023, and needed to run each of her four laps an average of nearly two seconds faster. The 31-year-old mother was flanked by a number of pacemakers, including British Olympians Georgia Hunter-Bell, Jemma Reekie and Elliot Giles at the the Stade Charlety, carefully chosen by the Kenyan's team from among 100 potential stadia for optimal conditions. 'I'm exhausted,' said Kipyegon, speaking on Nike's official YouTube channel, which also live-streamed the event. 'I'm tired, but I'm feeling good. I've tried. That is why I came here. I would like to be the first woman to run under four minutes, but I've proven that it's possible. 'It's only a matter of time before I think it comes our way, even if it's not me, it will come one day. 'I will not lose hope. I will still go for it.' Kipyegon's effort was still good enough for the fastest mile run by a woman in history, and 1.22 seconds faster than her own best. Though she did cross the line quicker than her world record, set at the Monaco Diamond League meet, it will not officially count as the 'Breaking4' event was not an official competition, and the Kenyan employed the use of male pacemakers, among other reasons. Her specially-designed equipment included a Nike fly suit, a bespoke bra and a first of its kind Victory 2 Elite FK spike, weighing about 21 grams lighter than the shoes she wore to break the world record. 'This was really special,' added Kipyegon. 'I did not expect to see so many people, but I have proved to the world that everything is possible.' Kipyegon was out of the competitive arena for 21 months after the birth of her daughter, Alyn, in 2018, which required a caesarean section. Asked what message she wanted to send her daughter and girls watching, she said: 'I think I will tell them we are not limited. We can limit ourselves with our thoughts, but I think it is possible to try everything in our lives and prove to the world that we are strong and we keep pushing. 'Thank you (to my team, my pacemakers) for helping me to achieve what many people think is impossible. I think we have proved them wrong. We keep on moving.' British 800 metres Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, who was part of the broadcast team, said: 'She's got aura. I think that was incredible to watch. She was locked in, she gave it absolutely everything. 'She still believes she is going to go out there and get closer and closer, but it's that important message that she has opened that barrier, she's left a legacy whether it happened today or not. People are going to think, maybe it is (possible) and we're going to work even harder to get close to it.'
New York Times
26-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Faith Kipyegon falls short in attempt to break four-minute mile
Olympic Champion Faith Kipyegon ran 4:06.92 at Stade Charlety in Paris, France on Thursday to fall short in her bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile. The time was the fastest over the distance recorded by a woman — quicker than her 4:07.64 world record from Monaco two summers ago — but was not the sub-four which Nike had hoped and planned for. Advertisement This will not be ratified as a world record, however, under World Athletics conditions — this was known in advance because of the bespoke spikes Kipyegon wore, that were unverified by the governing body, and the fact that the event was not licensed by them. Kipyegon, 31, was paced by 13 athletes, including USA's Grant Fisher and Cooper Teare, and Great Britain's Jemma Reekie and Georgia Hunter-Bell — the latter two dropped out at 800m. They ran in a specific formation to try and create an air pocket for the Kenyan to sit in and manoeuvre around the bends. She raced in a bespoke spike and speed suit which was created specifically for this event, with matching arm sleeves, leg sleeves and a headband. Nike had called it a 'moonshot,' naming the project Breaking4. Conditions were good and Kipyegon stayed on pace for just about the first 800m, opening with a 60.02 first lap and splitting 2:00.75 at halfway. That had her a touch outside four-minute pace, and the Kenyan was visibly struggling by 1,000m, which she went through in 2:30.68. Kipyegon was not out of it with one lap to go. She hit the bell at 3:01.84, one and a half seconds off the target, but the Olympic and World Champion has a reputation for finishing fast. The pacing strategy switched in the final lap, with a group of five pacers carrying her through — including 6ft 2in Stewart McSweyn of Australia, about a foot taller than Kipyegon, being on her outside right shoulder as a wind shield. Kipyegon faded to finish in 4:06.92, with a last lap of just over 65 seconds. Her training partner and mentor, Eliud Kipchoge, was holding the tape for her to break. 'Exhausted. I'm tired, I feel good that I've tried,' she said after. 'I've proven that it's possible, it's only a matter of time. If it's not me it will be somebody else — one day a woman will run under four.'
