In the high quality field, Hodgkinson said: “When I saw the alignment, it was the perfect motivation I needed during the next six weeks. Not having competed for so long almost so far.
“Now I have that additional motivator of who will be there. It will be a difficult race, we want to reach the top, so we are working very hard for that and the races to follow after that.
“It will not be easy, it is never, but I am looking forward to it.”
Hodgkinson was injured in February.
She said she had “much time and patience tasks” so that her hamstrings would recover correctly, but since then “there are no setbacks.”
Its main objective this season continues to win gold in the World Championship in Tokyo in September, although it also hopes to break the 1M54SEC barrier for the 800m.
He previously said he has the view in the 1: 53.28 world record, which was established in 1983 by the Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova, but it seems that it is more a future objective.
“It will be difficult in Tokyo, everyone will intensify it while they do everything, the standard becomes higher and higher,” Hodgkinson added.
“We are pressing the limits, we want to break the 1.54 barrier, hopefully this year, we’ll see.
“But the main objective would be to win gold and whatever [time] That comes would be incredible. The titles last forever. “
On Tuesday, Hodgkinson received his MBE at Windsor Castle from Prince of Wales, which he described as a “true honor.”
When asked what they had talked about the disease of the ceremony, he said: “Hey [Prince William] He said he reminded me of winning last summer, and then my coach said that the children are in athletics, so I said that if I needed any advice, he knows where to go. “