Attempt at 800m short-track record at Keely KlassicBBC has rights but will not show race on terrestrial TV
The BBC has snubbed a world record attempt by Olympic golden girl Keely Hodgkinson on its main terrestrial channels in favour of showing a film it aired as recently in October 2024 and a repeat of Flog It!
It had been hoped inside athletics circles that the BBC would grant prime time to Hodgkinson’s attempt on the 800m world indoor record on Saturday – especially after she attracted 9.1m viewers when winning gold in Paris and went on to win the Sports Personality of the Year award in December.
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