Keely Hodgkinson’s Olympic 800m gold medal run was the most watched event during the whole of Paris 2024.
An incredible 9.1m people – on BBC One and iPlayer – tuned in to witness Hodgkinson’s triumph at the Stade de France as she became the first British female Olympic athletics champion since Jessica Ennis-Hill at London 2012.
The Brits love Keely - Keely's 800m gold medal run was most watched event in UK for Olympics - 9.1 million
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parker who? wrote:
Keely Hodgkinson’s Olympic 800m gold medal run was the most watched event during the whole of Paris 2024.
An incredible 9.1m people – on BBC One and iPlayer – tuned in to witness Hodgkinson’s triumph at the Stade de France as she became the first British female Olympic athletics champion since Jessica Ennis-Hill at London 2012.
What does Parker Stinson have to do with this?
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I was just in England (when she won that race). The locals were amped! It makes sense. We identify with people we think we are "similar to" and even though 0% of actual English people are perfect human specimens like Keely, they still like to think that they can see themselves in her. They went to the same kind of school she went to, have parents who like like her parents, and ran in the same kind of middle school meets she ran in.
The same way a random D3 kid identifies more with Cooper Teare or Cole Hocker than they do with Lagat or Khalid Khannouchi (both Americans).
So while you can call it racism, it just has more to do with a sense of "self" that maps onto the fact that Keely feelsl ike someone they might have known from their hometown. After all, she grew up near Atherton/Manchester, which feels very "normal" to most English people.
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Of course we love Keely. Britain doesn't have many female T&F Olympic Champions in history and I could name all of them.
Keely was the big favourite and our media if nothing else bigs up our chances. Brilliant that Keely was able to get the job done.
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Dommy wrote:
Of course we love Keely. Britain doesn't have many female T&F Olympic Champions in history and I could name all of them.
Keely was the big favourite and our media if nothing else bigs up our chances. Brilliant that Keely was able to get the job done.
Your country was very welcoming and friendly to me as an American track fan. I watched track in a "public viewing" area in Covent Gardens and the vibe was very fun! When Noah Lyles won, people were fully engrossed and stopped what they were doing to watch the big screen.
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She really has no clout outside of GB, that's gotta hurt.
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She was stalked all around Marbella by the Daily Mail in search of paparazzi photos, does that not count as clout outside GB. Or do you mean she has no clout in the US, even though Nike invited her to test out some new spikes
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DevonDixonFan wrote:
She really has no clout outside of GB, that's gotta hurt.
Athing Mu - 193k IG followers
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Dommy wrote:
She was stalked all around Marbella by the Daily Mail in search of paparazzi photos, does that not count as clout outside GB. Or do you mean she has no clout in the US, even though Nike invited her to test out some new spikes
The UK's version of fame . Raised to near sainthood after winning gold , now stalked by the tabloids looking for an upskirt shot .
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While as a Brit I was happy to see her win, the coverage of her in UK was a bit cringewortht.
Montages of her running as a child both immediately before and after her victory.
The latter was particularly bad as it was being shown instead of Mondo's live attempts at the world record!
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I think I know why. Let's be honest.
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Dommy wrote:
She was stalked all around Marbella by the Daily Mail in search of paparazzi photos, does that not count as clout outside GB. Or do you mean she has no clout in the US, even though Nike invited her to test out some new spikes
She looked good in Spain on the beach. They even followed her on her training run with about six pictures in the D. M. I guess she can expect this type of intrusion going forward. I would be tempted to call it a season and get a long break, but that 1:53 may be within reach.
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How many watched Kerr??
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Ruxton Towers XC wrote:
I was just in England (when she won that race). The locals were amped! It makes sense. We identify with people we think we are "similar to" and even though 0% of actual English people are perfect human specimens like Keely, they still like to think that they can see themselves in her. They went to the same kind of school she went to, have parents who like like her parents, and ran in the same kind of middle school meets she ran in.
The same way a random D3 kid identifies more with Cooper Teare or Cole Hocker than they do with Lagat or Khalid Khannouchi (both Americans).
So while you can call it racism, it just has more to do with a sense of "self" that maps onto the fact that Keely feelsl ike someone they might have known from their hometown. After all, she grew up near Atherton/Manchester, which feels very "normal" to most English people.
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Ruxton Towers XC wrote:
I was just in England (when she won that race). The locals were amped! It makes sense. We identify with people we think we are "similar to" and even though 0% of actual English people are perfect human specimens like Keely, they still like to think that they can see themselves in her. They went to the same kind of school she went to, have parents who like like her parents, and ran in the same kind of middle school meets she ran in.
The same way a random D3 kid identifies more with Cooper Teare or Cole Hocker than they do with Lagat or Khalid Khannouchi (both Americans).
So while you can call it racism, it just has more to do with a sense of "self" that maps onto the fact that Keely feelsl ike someone they might have known from their hometown. After all, she grew up near Atherton/Manchester, which feels very "normal" to most English people.
Why did you use Cooper Teare instead of Yared Nuguse in this example? It's very obvious why but I hope you reflect on that.
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Ruxton Towers XC wrote:
I was just in England (when she won that race). The locals were amped! It makes sense. We identify with people we think we are "similar to" and even though 0% of actual English people are perfect human specimens like Keely, they still like to think that they can see themselves in her. They went to the same kind of school she went to, have parents who like like her parents, and ran in the same kind of middle school meets she ran in.
The same way a random D3 kid identifies more with Cooper Teare or Cole Hocker than they do with Lagat or Khalid Khannouchi (both Americans).
So while you can call it racism, it just has more to do with a sense of "self" that maps onto the fact that Keely feelsl ike someone they might have known from their hometown. After all, she grew up near Atherton/Manchester, which feels very "normal" to most English people.
I understand this and don't think it's at all racist. By the same token, I identify more with Lyles, Kung Fu, Tebogo, Nuguse, Lagat, and Makh daddy than with some white dudes (and ladies).
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Black Man wrote:
Ruxton Towers XC wrote:
I was just in England (when she won that race). The locals were amped! It makes sense. We identify with people we think we are "similar to" and even though 0% of actual English people are perfect human specimens like Keely, they still like to think that they can see themselves in her. They went to the same kind of school she went to, have parents who like like her parents, and ran in the same kind of middle school meets she ran in.
The same way a random D3 kid identifies more with Cooper Teare or Cole Hocker than they do with Lagat or Khalid Khannouchi (both Americans).
So while you can call it racism, it just has more to do with a sense of "self" that maps onto the fact that Keely feelsl ike someone they might have known from their hometown. After all, she grew up near Atherton/Manchester, which feels very "normal" to most English people.
I understand this and don't think it's at all racist. By the same token, I identify more with Lyles, Kung Fu, Tebogo, Nuguse, Lagat, and Makh daddy than with some white dudes (and ladies).
If the only reason you identify with them is because of the color of their skin I would contend that is racist, need to call it out both ways. The poster before you called out things around shared experiences, where they grew up, etc. which is why I found the inclusion of Cooper Teare (NOT AN OLYMPIAN) and exclusion of Yared Nuguse (OLYMPIC MEDALIST BORN AND RAISED IN KENTUCKY) quite interesting.
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Soon to be Dame Keely Hodgkinson, while the real worthwhile in society go unnoticed.
UK honours system is a joke.
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Sir this, Dame that, it\'s a joke.. wrote:
Soon to be Dame Keely Hodgkinson, while the real worthwhile in society go unnoticed.
UK honours system is a joke.
Can you substantiate this?
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