Keely Hodgkinson was left devastated as she was forced to withdraw from the 400m final at the UK Athletics Championships.The Olympic champion was moments away from competing in the race when she had to pull out and burst into tears.Hodgkinson was emotional as she had to pull out of the 400m final in BirminghamGettyShe walked off the track whilst cameras were off her and she could be seen crestfallen, standing next to the barriers. Hodgkinson then kneeled down on the track and wiped her tears away before standing back up and reluctantly walking off.It is not yet clear what happened to the 24-year-old, although it’s suggested she was experiencing tightness and didn’t want to make the injury worse.Her withdrawal at the UK Athletics Championships comes just two weeks after she set a new British 800m record. She didn’t win the race at a Diamond League meet in Stockholm, but she broke her own record with a time of 1:54.33.Hodgkinson appeared to be in strong form heading into Sunday’s action at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.However, the issue she suffered meant she could not race in the 400m final, which was won by Amber Anning.Anning won the race with a time of 50.16 seconds.Hodgkinson, an 800m gold medallist at the 2024 Olympics, had some injury troubles that disrupted her season last year. And her decision to pull out may have been made to help prevent a similar situation from happening this summer. Hodgkinson kneeled down trackside and looked very emotionalBBCShe then reluctantly walked off just moments before the 400m final startedBBCWorrying timingHodgkinson’s concerning withdrawal comes four weeks before the London Diamond League meeting at the London Stadium. She has been hoping to break the 800m world record at the event, but there will now be worries over her fitness.Speaking about her goal of setting a new world record time, she said in May: “Obviously, I would love to have that happen on home soil.“I get really excited about London and the crowd. As a British person, competing there is so much fun.“It’s definitely the main thing I’m looking forward to on the calendar this year.”The Team GB star already holds the indoor 800m record, but she has her eye on the outdoor best too.The current record has stood for 43 years, having been set in July 1983 by Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova.Kratochvilova’s incredible time was 1:53:28, with Hodgkinson’s career best being 1:54:33.