Keely Hodgkinson has revealed that meeting Kim Kardashian at Paris Fashion Week has helped her ahead of her new world record attempt tonight. The Olympic champion and BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner, 23, is aiming to smash the indoor 800m world record in Lievin, France on Thursday, just days after setting a new British record in Birmingham last weekend. Explaining how important it is to have fun away from the track, she said: 'I'm really big on balance. 'So when my coach said I could take a trip to Paris to meet Kim Kardashian, I wasn't going to turn that down, and we had a great time. Despite enduring an injury-hit 2025 after her triumphant gold at the Paris Olympics, Hodgkinson is enjoying the form of her life.

Source: Daily Mail February 19, 2026 11:17 UTC