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I'm an Olympic medallist with MS - this is why I went public with my diagnosis
Team GB athlete Lina Nielsen is starting treatment for multiple sclerosis – a decade after being diagnosed. She tells The i ...
MS Without Barriers: Athlete Lina Nielsen combats misconceptions over multiple sclerosis with new campaign
Lina Nielsen, 28, was diagnosed with MS aged 17 and initially believed that her athletics dreams were over due to her lack of ...
I ran a major race partially paralysed – I could relapse any moment, says Team GB sprinter with ‘old man’s disease’
WHEN life gave Lina Nielsen lemons, she sprinted straight to the Olympics.  The 28-year-old was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 17 years old, leaving her terrified of disability. Doctors gave ...
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“We’ve Climbed Mountains”: Overcoming MS, 27-Year-Old Twin Track Stars All Set to Shine at the World Indoor Championships
Such is the story of track and field twins Laviai Nielsen (sprinter) and Lina Nielsen (hurdler). Hailing from Britain, the 27-year-old siblings have only added wins to their hall of fame.
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Great Britain set new national 4x400m record to reach final in Glasgow
Lina Nielsen, Ama Pipi, Hannah Kelly and Jessie Knight won their heat in three minutes, 26.4 seconds in Glasgow. They finished almost a second ahead of Jamaica, with the Czech Republic third.
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Andrew Coscoran, Sarah Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley and Kate O'Connor set new Irish indoor records
In the first big weekend of the year for indoor athletics, Irish athletes managed to secure four national records and five ...