{"id":123349,"date":"2026-06-20T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/keely-hodgkinsons-bond-with-man-utd-star-boyfriend-split-and-telling-behaviour\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T04:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:30:00","slug":"keely-hodgkinsons-bond-with-man-utd-star-boyfriend-split-and-telling-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/keely-hodgkinsons-bond-with-man-utd-star-boyfriend-split-and-telling-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s bond with Man Utd star, boyfriend split and telling behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1cf165\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Keely Hodgkinson aims to break new ground in her athletics career as we delve into the life of the Olympic champion<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36897911\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Keely Hodgkinson has set herself another career milestone\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson has set herself another career milestone<cite aria-label=\"Image: Sameer Al-DOUMY \/ AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Sameer Al-DOUMY \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Keely Hodgkinson is targeting dominance in the 400m at the UK Athletics Championship. <a aria-label=\"The competition gets underway on Saturday at Birmingham&#039;s Alexander StadiumLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/sport\/other-sport\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-uk-championships-boyfriend-34148545\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The competition gets underway on Saturday at Birmingham&#8217;s Alexander Stadium<\/a>, with the 24-year-old chasing a sub-50-second time in the distance following her personal best at the Rome Diamond League earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"The reigning Olympic champion in the 800mLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-world-championships-olympics-35925609\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The reigning Olympic champion in the 800m<\/a> is scheduled to compete at her preferred distance but confessed that testing herself over 400m presents an intriguing challenge. She said: &#8220;The 400m, for me, is a bit of fun as well as something different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve really thrown myself in the deep end and I&#8217;m looking forward to challenging myself in that environment. I&#8217;ve always considered myself a 400-800-type athlete. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve shown all my potential in the and I got a bit of a glimpse of what I could do at the Indoor Championships, so I&#8217;m really excited to bring that outdoors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m still very much learning the event. I am still not quite sure how to bring it.&#8221; With the prospect of triumphing in two events ahead of her, we examine Hodgkinson&#8217;s life beyond the track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_feecae\">Why did Keely Hogdkinson break up with her boyfriend?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/team-gb\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Team GB<\/a> sensation enjoyed a remarkable 2024 which featured two Olympic medals, including gold in the 800m, before being crowned <a aria-label=\"BBC Sports Personality of the YearLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/breaking-keely-hodgkinson-spoty-winner-34332121\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sports Personality of the Year<\/a>. However, she suffered heartache in her personal life at the start of the year after disclosing that her three-year relationship with a fellow athlete had ended owing to long-distance difficulties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He lived in Texas for a bit, then in Italy, then London. There was always a distance and, because I do what I do and put that first, we could go weeks, months and not see each other,&#8221; she told <a aria-label=\"The TimesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/celebrity\/article\/keely-hodgkinson-interview-running-horrible-tkxgwp9db\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The Times<\/a> in October 2024. &#8220;I&#8217;m not really interested in dating right now. I&#8217;ve never been on the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/apps\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">apps<\/a>. I like meeting people in real life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_feecae\">How does Keely Hogkinson know Ella Toone?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley can count not only Hodgkinson among its notable former pupils, but also England and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Manchester United<\/a> star Ella Toone. Despite the footballer being two years older than the athlete, <a aria-label=\"the pair forged a strong friendshipLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/keely-hodgkinson-inspired-heroics-school-27640472\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">the pair forged a strong friendship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-34282600\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34282600\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.25\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keely Hodgkinson and Ella Toone standing next to each other for a photo\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34282600.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Ella-Toone-Keely-Hodgkinson.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34282600.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Ella-Toone-Keely-Hodgkinson.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34282600.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Ella-Toone-Keely-Hodgkinson.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34282600.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Ella-Toone-Keely-Hodgkinson.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Keely Hodgkinson and Ella Toone have been friends since school\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson and Ella Toone have been friends since school<cite aria-label=\"Image: Twitter\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Twitter)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking about their relationship in 2022, Hodgkinson said: &#8220;We are just two young girls living their dreams. Ella and I went to school together. She was two years older but somehow we ended up getting on really well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was always referred to as the &#8216;mini Ella&#8217; growing up at school. So we kept in touch from that and she was in Tokyo last year as well. We are just two young girls living their dreams.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_feecae\">What did Seb Coe say about Keely Hodgkinson?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">World Athletics president and Team GB legend Seb Coe has had a front-row seat to witness Hodgkinson&#8217;s brilliance and had nothing but glowing words to say about her personality away from the sport, after running into her while she was celebrating her birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on the <a aria-label=\"UNTAPPEDLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Untapped-Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">UNTAPPED<\/a> podcast, Coe heaped praise on the 24-year-old&#8217;s down-to-earth nature, saying: &#8220;What I love about Keely is she is probably the most, forget athletics, she&#8217;s probably the most authentic person I currently know.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37248090\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37248090\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keely Hodgkinson in conversation with World Athletics President Sebastian Coe during a athletes press conference\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248090.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248090.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248090.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37248090.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Seb Coe praised the 24-year-old's character\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Seb Coe praised the 24-year-old&#8217;s character<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;What you see with Keely is what you get. She is very funny, she&#8217;s totally driven, but she puts things in perspective. I was up in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Manchester<\/a> not that long ago and I bumped into her one night going into a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was on my way out. I&#8217;d sort of done the early shift and she turned up and it was her birthday. It was a couple of weeks&#8230; I mean she&#8217;d only just broken the indoor <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> record. 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