The Olympic sprinter now bedbound for 22 hours a day
Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
BBC Sport reports: 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.
This sports story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Olympic, Beth Dobbin and Great Britain.
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