You seem to want Keely to race Bol. I wouldn’t hold your breath. I firmly believe that Keely isn’t really a 400/800 type but rather has raced a bunch of 400s over the past few years to address her relative weakness compared with the likes of Mu and Moraa. On the other hand, I think she’s the one woman who could possibly beat Kipyegon at 1000m, and that she has the potential to go way under 4 for 1500 in a couple years if she’s so inclined.
KH has a PB of mid 51s in the 400m. She's never going to be a sub-50 athlete, which means she'll probably never trouble the likes of Bol anyway.
I get the impression that if she's moving distances, it'll be up to 1500m, not down, but I don't see if happening for a few years, at least not until Kipyegon starts aging out of contention.
Her current 800m PB of 1:54:61 puts her on a 3:53.20 on the points calculator.
Honestly, she’s not going to move distances. She is 800 through and through and that’s ok. She has a good few Olympics yet to target. She has a great work ethic and wants to continue to improve.
See how Laura Muir is so good at 1500 but can’t really challenge at 800? It’s actually a very different race distance. Calculators mean nothing. Keely never runs a 1500m for a reason!
Honestly, she’s not going to move distances. She is 800 through and through and that’s ok. She has a good few Olympics yet to target. She has a great work ethic and wants to continue to improve.
See how Laura Muir is so good at 1500 but can’t really challenge at 800? It’s actually a very different race distance. Calculators mean nothing. Keely never runs a 1500m for a reason!
I wouldn't be so sure.
Obviously at the moment the 800m is by far her best chance of getting an Olympic gold. And it makes sense for her to focus on that without any distractions.
But if she gets that gold I could see her wanting to see what she can do in the 1500m.
Her coach definitely thinks she should. This is what he said last year after she'd won the Paris DL race and set a new British record:
She’s very reluctant [to move up to 1500m], and she is more of a 400m-800m runner right now. It’ll be a few years yet. Maybe LA (Olympics 2028) and onwards. Perhaps we can tempt her into it if she gets bored of the 800m, and we can move her up. She definitely has the skills for it.