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Keely Hodgkinson reaction

Keely Hodgkinson reckons she is ready to deal with the life-changing moment of becoming an Olympic track-and-field champion last night in Paris.

And after having to settle for three successive silvers at global championships, she delivered on the biggest stage in front of 70,000 fans at the Stade de France.

Hodgkinson, 22, said: “It’s life-changing. It changed my life last time.

“Being Olympic champion, no-one can ever take that away from you. It’s the biggest stage ever for our sport.

“I don’t know what it will bring but I’m a lot better prepared than I was last time. I am a couple of years older, a bit more blonder and all that. I think we’re good. It’s all good fun.

“Is this the greatest day of my life? Yeah. I feel like it hasn’t sunk in yet to be honest.

“I have worked so hard for this. I just knew that if I was in the right mind frame I would be very hard to beat. I am super happy.

“It has been different at these Championships. I had to try to block out the noise. To deliver on that stage means everything.”