7 honest revelations from Mary Moraa about losing to Keely Hodgkinson in 800m Olympic final

The women's 800m final at the Paris 2024 Olympics was a nail-biter, and world champion Mary Moraa just spilled ALL the tea about what was going through her mind. 

Moraa came into the race motivated and determined to make the most out of it, but things didn't go as planned as she was forced to settle for bronze in Paris.

Brace yourselves, because these confessions are honest and straight from the heart.

Moraa was feeling strong and confident, but suddenly her body just wouldn't cooperate in the final stretch.

"My body was not moving but I pushed myself until the finish line." 

Moraa was battling it out with Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma, and she thought the gold was hers. But then Hodgkinson kicked it into high gear.

"The last 100m, Keely pushed herself and went."

Moraa was shaking when she realised her body wasn't responding the way she wanted, but she just kept pushing to the finish line. 

"I was wondering what was happening but everything was good." Talk about determination!

The race was going according to plan for the first half, but then things took a wild turn in the final stretch.

"When we started running the first lap, we were okay until the last 600m." 

Moraa, Hodgkinson, and Duguma were all neck-and-neck and feeling strong. But that wouldn't last.

"We were together and my body was good, and Keely was looking good too." 

 Moraa knows that anything can happen in the unpredictable world of track and field.

"All I can say that is in a race, anything can happen because all of us are women and we have been training for the last three years with the main focus on the Olympic Games."

 Despite the intense competition, Moraa was determined to finish on the podium - and she did, taking the bronze medal.

"When I stepped on the track, I knew everyone was strong and there were only three medals."