Keely Hodgkinson relishing prospect of winning European gold on home turf

Birmingham hosting European championships ‘It would mean almost as much as Olympic title’ 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. Continue reading...