Hodgkinson believes gold at home European Championships ‘would mean almost as much as Olympics’

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Keely Hodgkinson says winning a European gold medal in front of her home fans in Birmingham this week will be nearly as special as her Olympic title in Paris. Hodgkinson is the headline act as the European Athletics Championships come to Britain for the first time in its 92-year history, but she insists the intense spotlight on her only increases her determination to win 800m gold. “I don’t really see it as pressure,” the 24-year-old said. “I just see it as more of a motivation. There’s going to be a lot of my family there to support me, and hopefully I’ll be able to stand on top of the podium…

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