"Yeah, she absolutely could, he replied. I've no doubt about that. Absolutely, for sure. And she could end up at the top of the heap internationally if she goes on. I've spoken to her enough times to know that mentally, she's mahogany hard, he added. She is absolutely committed to wanting to end her career top of the heap and there's no reason why she shouldn't."
"To be out injured and then basically your first step foot on the track and you're running 1:54. We've been saying this for a long time, she is the real deal. The only caution I would counsel is sometimes you're so keen to get back into competition that you almost perform above the level of endurance and fitness that you have. What I thought was quite clever was doing two races back-to-back because what she was clearly testing was that thesis really."
Keely Hodgkinson, 23, won Olympic 800m gold in Paris and returned from hamstring and back injuries to run 1:54 in Silesia after 376 days out and 1:55 in Lausanne four days later. Coaches Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows guided her recovery. Her mental resilience has been described as 'mahogany hard' and she shows clear commitment to finishing her career as a top international athlete. Caution exists about returning to competition too quickly, so back-to-back races were used to test endurance and fitness. Seventeen-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout is identified as an authentic emerging talent.
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