EXCLUSIVEGold medal Olympian Keely Hodgkinson flaunts her toned frame in a skimpy bikini on Marbella getaway after skipping the closing ceremony in Paris
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Gold medal Olympian Keely Hodgkinson skipped the closing ceremony in Paris to continue her Marbella getaway this week.
The Games ended with a star-studded closing ceremony on Sunday night but Keely had already left the French capital and has been soaking up the sun in Spain.
On Monday the British 800m star, fresh from her podium success last Tuesday, celebrated in style with her family in the Costa del Sol.
The athlete, 22, was spotted strolling along the beach in Marbella with her father, Dean Hodgkinson, during their trip.
She showed off her incredible toned figure in a racy red, black and yellow bikini from the brand Super, cooled off in the ocean and was seen shielding her head from the sun on the beach in a Jacquemus bucket hat.
Gold medal Olympian Keely Hodgkinson skipped the closing ceremony in Paris to continue her Marbella getaway this week
The Games ended with a star-studded closing ceremony on Sunday night but Keely had already left the French capital and has been soaking up the sun in Spain this week
On Monday the British 800m star, fresh from her podium success last Tuesday, celebrated in style with her family in the Costa del Sol
She added dark shades to her look and wore her blonde tresses pinned up in a high bun while going makeup free.
The athlete, who was a cover star for ELLE magazine last month, has previously told how she follows a 'look good, feel good' mantra to give her an edge when she competes.
It comes after on the weekend Keely was spotted in Puerto Banus, near Marbella, boarding a yacht organised for the star by hospitality brand La Sala Lifestyle.
It bore a banner featuring the Olympic rings and a gold medal, with the well-meant if grammatically incorrect message: 'Congratulating on your gold medal Keely Hodgkinson'.
In a post on Instagram, Clubhouse Marbella - part of the La Sala group - wrote: 'What a pleasure to have 800m Olympic Gold Medallist @keely.hodgkinson celebrating her win on the @lasalalifestyle yacht today!'
Hodgkinson won the 800m women's final to claim the first Olympic gold of her career, after bagging a silver medal - and breaking the British record set by Dame Kelly Holmes 20 years ago - at the 2020 Tokyo games.
Her winning time was 1:56.71, almost a full second faster than silver medallist Ethiopian Tsige Duguma.
Keely had previously revealed that a family holiday in Marbella was her 'first priority' after the Games - along with the possibility of buying a beige Porsche if she won gold.
She showed off her incredible toned figure in a racy red, black and yellow bikini from the brand Super
She cruised to victory in the women's 800m final on Monday night - and was promptly presented with a plastic gold crown to mark her victory
She added dark shades to her look and wore her blonde tresses pinned up in a high bun while going makeup free
The athlete, 22, was spotted strolling along the beach in Marbella with her father, Dean Hodgkinson, during their trip
The athlete, who was a cover star for Elle magazine last month, has previously told how she follows a 'look good, feel good' mantra to give her an edge when she competes
It comes after on the weekend Keely was spotted in Puerto Banus, near Marbella, boarding a yacht organised for the star by hospitality brand La Sala Lifestyle
It bore a banner featuring the Olympic rings and a gold medal, with the well-meant if ungrammatical message: 'Congratulating on your gold medal Keely Hodgkinson'
Hodgkinson won the 800m women's final to claim the first Olympic gold of her career, after bagging a silver medal
Her winning time was 1:56.71, almost a full second faster than silver medallist Ethiopian Tsige Duguma
She showed off her incredible physique in the very skimpy bikini
Luxury fashion brands have also reportedly been circling and she already has partnerships with Rimmel London, Nike, watch brand Omega and sports nutrition company Maurten.
The image of the athlete wearing a crown following her victory last Tuesday night is already being turned into a piece of art.
Artist Ben Mosley got to work on creating a portrait of the Stade de France moment using a photograph taken by Mail Sport's Andy Hooper.
For an interpretation of the victorious image from the front page of Tuesday's Daily Mail, Mosley used acrylic paint on gold leaf worth thousands of pounds per kilo.
'Wow! Is that really gold?' said Hodgkinson, as she locked her eyes on the storyboard that is being worked on every day at Team GB's HQ in the Bois de Boulogne district of Paris.
She signed the masterpiece, before telling Mail Sport about her own artistic skills. 'I was good at art at school, actually,' said Hodgkinson.
'I can draw. If there's something in front of me, I can copy it quite well and make it look realistic.'
She cooled off in the ocean and was seen shielding her head from the sun on the beach in a Jacquemus bucket hat
Luxury fashion brands have also reportedly been circling and she already has partnerships with Rimmel London, Nike, watch brand Omega and sports nutrition company Maurten
The image of the athlete wearing a crown following her victory last Tuesday night is already being turned into a piece of art
She looked a little sun burnt on the beach
She looked great in the bikini
It was a hugely successful Olympics for her
She looked in great spirits
Keely cooled off in the sea
She skipped the closing ceremony
Her dad Dean was by her side
She splashed around in the sea
She was topping up her tan
She cooled off in the choppy waters
She larked about in the sunshine
Keely was enjoying a family holiday
She looked out over the ocean
She splashed about in the waves
Keely walked into the surf with her half-brother Sam
She showed off her muscles on the beach
She wore stylish shades too as she held up her hands to the sunshine
Dean was strolling with her on the sand
Keely looked sensational in the bikini
