Keely Hodgkinson was in tears as she got her gold medal bbc Tears could be seen in her eyes bbc Hodgkinson was full of pride during the national anthem bbc
Hodgkinson , 22, stormed to victory at the Paris Olympics with a time of 1:56.72.
She could be seen crying as the national anthem was played with the medal around her neck.
Hodgkinson had to wipe tears away from her eyes and take a couple of deep breaths to compose herself.
She spoke to the BBC afterwards and admitted that she could only sleep for less than two hours last night.
She said: “The support has been incredible, the medal is so pretty
“Tears? Yes, I waited so long to hear the national anthem on the podium, it really meant a lot
“I had about 90 minutes sleep. When I crash I will crash hard.”
And she nearly pulled out of sport altogether during her teens and battled a crippling “post-Olympics comedown” that left her so depressed she couldn’t get out of bed.
Since last night’s win, Keely’s odds of becoming BBC Sports Personality of the Year have been slashed from 5/2 to 4/7 and according to culture and brand expert Nick Ede she will be flooded with offers.
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