Christian Malcolm has backed Keely Hodgkinson to become Britain's next 'world-class' athlete after her breakthrough gold medal at the European Indoor Championships. Christian Malcolm has backed Keely Hodgkinson to become Britain's next 'world-class' athleteHe said: 'She is an outstanding talent and what I think is more important, more impressive, is her tactical nous. For a young athlete to have such a great racing brain and talent is brilliant. I also remember back in 2000 a young Mark Lewis-Francis won world juniors and made a decision to not go to the Olympics and wait his turn. We've got a lot of talent coming through at this moment in time and it's being able to nurture and focus that talent.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2021 11:29 UTC