Hodgkinson trained in borrowed shoes after losing luggage

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Advertisement Sport Hodgkinson trained in borrowed shoes after losing luggage Athletics - World Indoor Championships - Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena, Torun, Poland - March 21, 2026 Britain's Keely Hodgkinson in action during the women's 800m semi-final heat 2 REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Athletics - World Indoor Championships - Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena, Torun, Poland - March 21, 2026 Britain's Keely Hodgkinson reacts after winning the women's 800m semi-final heat 2 REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Athletics - World Indoor Championships - Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena, Torun, Poland - March 21, 2026 Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and Addison Wiley of the U.S. in action during the women's 800m semi-final heat 2 REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 21 Mar 2026 08:37PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST March 21 : Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson was left without her kit for nearly two days after losing her luggage on the flight to Poland for the World Indoor Championships, and had to borrow training shoes ahead of the women's 800m event. Britain's Hodgkinson, who took gold at the Paris Olympics and smashed the world indoor 800m record last month, comfortably qualified for the final in Torun, clocking one minute and 58.53 seconds on Saturday. The luggage turned up before the first round, Hodgkinson told reporters on Friday after cruising through the first heat. "I was starting to get annoyed.

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Hodgkinson trained in borrowed shoes after losing luggage
Athletics - World Indoor Championships - Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena, Torun, Poland - March 21, 2026 Britain's Keely Hodgkinson in action during the women's 800m semi-final heat 2 REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Athletics - World Indoor Championships - Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena, Torun, Poland - March 21, 2026 Britain's Keely Hodgkinson reacts after winning the women's 800m semi-final heat 2 REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Athletics - World Indoor Championships - Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena, Torun, Poland - March 21, 2026 Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and Addison Wiley of the U.S. in action during the women's 800m semi-final heat 2 REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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March 21 : Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson was left without her kit for nearly two days after losing her luggage on the flight to Poland for the World Indoor Championships, and had to borrow training shoes ahead of the women's 800m event.
Britain's Hodgkinson, who took gold at the Paris Olympics and smashed the world indoor 800m record last month, comfortably qualified for the final in Torun, clocking one minute and 58.53 seconds on Saturday.
The luggage turned up before the first round, Hodgkinson told reporters on Friday after cruising through the first heat.
"I was starting to get annoyed. A very nice Polish girl let me borrow her spikes and they gave me a blister. I just didn’t have any kit or my supplements. But it’s all good now," the 24-year-old said.
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Hodgkinson was fastest in the heats and is favourite for gold in an event she has been forced to miss three times.
“In 2022 I got all the way here, didn’t end up starting because I tore my quads. In 2024, I had a knee injury that put me out over winter, so I missed Glasgow. And last year I tore my hamstring just before it started. So it’s been emotional,” Hodgkinson added.
Source: Reuters
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- CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Hodgkinson was fastest in the heats and is favourite for gold in an event she has been forced to miss three times. “In 2022 I got all the way here, didn’t end up starting because I tore my quads.

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This article covers hodgkinson, fast, world topics. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 542.