The Latest Breaking News from Lina Nielsen

Georgia Hunter-Bell passes ‘first big test’ to retain title at British Indoors

The middle-distance runner embraced her role as favourite with a strong win, while Hannah Nuttall stunned Laura Muir over 3,000m

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025

Generation TikTok: how sportswomen set the bar higher than the men

Female athlete power on social media became ever more strident in 2024 – but the backlash also damaged careers and wellbeing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024

Johnson-Thompson savours Olympic redemption after Roberts climbs to gold

Katarina Johnson-Thompson was pipped to gold in the heptathlon but said she was ‘so relieved’ to take silver

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2024

When Do Athletes Get Kicked Out Of The Olympic Village? A Quick Explainer On The Controversial New Rules

"It makes a lot of athletes mad."

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 4, 2024

UKA chief defends ‘winning’ selection policy that sees British athletes miss out

UK Athletics’ chief selector has defended the organisation’s strict policy that will mean at least 19 athletes miss out on next month’s world championships

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

British athletes accuse UKA of ‘stealing’ World Championships chance

Furious British athletes have accused the national federation of ‘stealing’ their chance to compete at next month’s World Championships, with UK Athletics set to rip up their invitations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

British hurdler Lina Nielsen hails twin’s support as she opens up on dual MS diagnosis

Lina Nielsen publicly revealed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis earlier this year and her twin sister and fellow athlete Lavia also suffers from the same condition

Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022

‘I’m still one of the fastest in the world’: Lina Nielsen opens up on battle with multiple sclerosis

The 400m hurdler took to the start line at the Commonwealth Games for the first time since revealing she had been diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS aged 17

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Lina Nielsen reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis ahead of her Commonwealth Games debut

Lina Nielsen makes her debut at the Comonwealth Games this week, and ahead of it the British athlete has bravely revealed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis

Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022

Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson confirmed for Commonwealth Games

The pair will lead Team England’s athletics hopes in Birmingham next month.

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022