Key Highlights British Olympic sprinter Beth Dobbin has revealed that she is currently bedbound for more than 22 hours a day following her retirement from competitive athletics. The Commonwealth Games medalist and world record holder opened up to BBC Sport about her severe, debilitating health struggles. Dobbin’s disclosure highlights the severe physical toll and hidden ...
Key Highlights British Olympian Beth Dobbin has shared details of her debilitating diagnosis with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), which now leaves her confined to bed for more than 22 hours each day. The 32-year-old sprinter’s illness traces back to winter 2021â22, when she unknowingly contracted back-to-back infections of Covid-19 and glandular fever. Despite the risk that ...
Key Highlights Ann Brightwell (nÊe Packer) won gold in the women’s 800m at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, setting a world record of 2:01.1 and becoming the first British woman to win an Olympic track gold. The victory came 32 years after the women’s 800m was removed from the Olympics following controversial claims about women’s fragility, ...
Josh Kerr Claims Ultimate Champion Title in Men’s 1500m at Budapest Great Britain’s Josh Kerr delivered a decisive finish to win the men’s 1500m and secure the event’s Ultimate Champion crown in Budapest. The British middle-distance runner powered ahead on the final corner, sealing victory in a race that highlighted his tactical strength and finishing ...