Coverage dated October 16, 2026

Former Olympic star, 32, now stuck in bed 22 hours a day with rare disease

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Beth Dobbin knows just talking about it is going to make things worse.

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BBC News
The Olympic sprinter now bedbound for 22 hours a day (opens BBC News)
Published Oct 16, 2026
BBC News's feed description
Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.
New York Post
Former Olympic star, 32, now stuck in bed 22 hours a day with rare disease (opens New York Post)
Published Oct 16, 2026
New York Post's feed description
Beth Dobbin knows just talking about it is going to make things worse.