# Keely Hodgkinson catsuit defense

> Keely Hodgkinson says her speed suit helped her run after injury.
- Title: Keely Hodgkinson catsuit defense · LADbible | Shortify
- Summary: Keely Hodgkinson says her speed suit helped her run after injury. Keely Hodgkinson claims her specially designed catsuit aided her performance after a knee…
- Keywords: keely hodgkinson, catsuit, olympics, speed suit, hodgkinson's coach, jenny meadows, trevor painter, adidas, nike, british olympic association, prefontaine classic, zero-distraction speed suit
- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/news/uk-news/keely-hodgkinson-defends-catsuit-olympics-120570-20261009
- Published: 2026-10-09T14:50:15.99+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: keely hodgkinson, catsuit, olympics, speed suit, hodgkinson's coach, jenny meadows, trevor painter, adidas, nike, british olympic association, prefontaine classic, zero-distraction speed suit
## Keely Hodgkinson's catsuit
Keely Hodgkinson's team says the catsuit helps her run after injury.
## Catsuit design
The catsuit is skin tight, partially backless, and has a wetsuit-style hood with a ponytail hole.
## Injury recovery
Hodgkinson's coach says the suit helped her run after a bad knee injury.

> She could hardly walk because her knees were so swollen
## Performance benefits
The suit lets Hodgkinson move freely and feel light while running.

> She says it feels like she’s not wearing anything
## Olympics ban
Hodgkinson can't wear the suit at 2028 Olympics due to sponsorship conflicts.
## Sponsorship conflict
British Olympic Association sponsors Adidas while Nike makes the catsuit.
## Key takeaway

Keely Hodgkinson claims her specially designed catsuit aided her performance after a knee injury.