Keely Hodgkinson‘s team has admitted her all-black Nike catsuit is a ‘statement piece’ but insists the outfit is not a gimmick and can help her run faster.
The Olympic 800m champion debuted the suit at the all-female Athlos meet last month in London.
Hodgkinson’s suit has a tight hood over her head with a gap for her ponytail and covers her in the sleek material from palms to ankles – except for her almost entirely bare back – and covered in strategically placed, small iridescent spikes.
The British star admitted following the race, which she won in one minute and 56.40 seconds, that she wanted
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