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Tokyo Olympics: Athlete Dedicates Race To NHS Worker Who Took Her Own Life

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Updated 09:53 24 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 09:15 3 Aug 2021 GMT+1

Tokyo Olympics: Athlete Dedicates Race To NHS Worker Who Took Her Own Life

Beth Dobbin ran in honour of her best friend’s mother.

Kimberley Bond

Kimberley Bond

A Team GB athlete has dedicated her Olympic performance to a frontline NHS worker.

Beth Dobbin came fifth in the 200m semi-finals race, which knocked her out the competition.

But the athlete was quick to honour her mother’s best friend after the race ended, saying she ran in memory of the NHS worker after she had taken her own life in June having treated patients throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Beth was running in the 200m semi-finals (
PA)

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The 27-year-old said: “Dina [Asher-Smith] did a really good captain’s speech where she said this group of Olympians are the most resilient that we’ve probably ever had and that just really touched a nerve with me.

“Obviously, I’ve been through a lot myself, and also this past 18 months has been really difficult for every athlete and everyone in particular. And can I take this moment to shout out my best friend’s mum, Julie? She was an NHS nurse for 34 years and she sadly took her own life in June.

“She was a frontline NHS worker, it’s been a really, really difficult year with Covid and I’m just proud of myself I stuck at it and all the athletes on the team because it’s not been easy at all for anyone.”

Beth said it had been a tough year for athletes (
PA)

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Elsewhere, one athlete made history for Team GB, when Emily Campbell swept up our first ever medal in the weightlifting category .

The athlete, 27, wowed as she made clean and jerk lifts of 156kg and 161kg retrospectively, beating US' Sarah Robles who took home the bronze, and solidifying herself as one to watch as she made her Olympic debut.

Campbell is pushing for more inclusivity (
PA)

Emily was watched in the Olympics by her mum Linda and her sister Kelsie, who jetted over from Florida to catch her bagging silver.

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Today will also mark the return of USA’s superstar gymnast Simone Biles. The star chose to withdraw from two events, citing mental health reasons.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: News, Olympics

Kimberley Bond
Kimberley Bond

Kim is a journalist at Tyla, and has previously worked at the Evening Standard, Radio Times as well as several national newspapers. A showbiz obsessive and a television fanatic, Kim is particularly interested in celebrity gossip, A-list events and the latest releases on either the big or small screen. Contact her at [email protected]

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