Keely Hodgkinson chose “domination” as her word for 2026 and backed it up with a maiden world title as she stormed to 800m gold in a championship record time on a glittering evening for Great Britain at the World Indoor Championships in Poland.
It capped off an astonishing half-an-hour for Britain in Torun, where Hodgkinson’s training partner Georgia Hunter Bell secured her own first global gold in the 1500m, moments before Molly Caudery reclaimed the pole vault title she won two years ago in Glasgow.
Hodgkinson, who set a new world indoor 800m record last month, took gold in one minute 55.30 seconds and then returned to the track to run the anchor leg in the women’s 4x400m relay final – part of an experimental quartet which also featured surprise addition Dina Asher-Smith.
The golden girls 👑
Georgia Hunter Bell, Molly Caudery and Keely Hodgkinson have all won gold medals in Poland this evening 🥰#WorldIndoorChamps pic.twitter.com/8cPk1LU3xN
— British Athletics (@BritAthletics) March 22, 2026
“I think my word this year has been domination,” Hodgkinson, who led the 800m final from the start, told the BBC after the fifth-place relay finish.
“I think when I’m in the shape of my life, why leave it to chance, you know? If you’re going to beat me, I’ll make you work hard for it.”
Hodgkinson beat Swiss silver medallist Audrey Werro in the 800m final by 1.34secs, while American Addison Wiley rounded out the podium.
It was a full-circle moment for the 24-year-old, who claimed her first senior title at the same venue at the 2021 European Indoors and has bounced back from an injury-plagued 2025 to start off her season with a bang.
