Elite Athletes with Epilepsy: Breaking Barriers

0:00On March 31st, top athletes living with epilepsy are breaking new ground with a world-first panel on competing at elite levels, set just ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. These stars include Judo Silver Medalist Stephanie Inglis, Hurtles Champ Dye Green with World, European and Commonwealth titles, Ultra Cycleist Katie, Ford who smashed four world records and triathlete Annie Brooks all openly sharing their journeys. The event spotlights the real challenges of training, traveling and racing internationally while managing epilepsy, pushing for true inclusion in. Non-Pair Elite Sports hosted by epilepsy Scotland as part of the all-in initiative for the games. Athletes like Brooks highlight how the condition often stays hidden and misunderstood, delaying diagnoses but not dreams, she's now crushing endurance. Once she once thought impossible, and leaders say this boosts visibility and ambition in sports. Kicking off on May 19th at the VS Conference in Glasgow with ex-Basketball Pro Kira and

1:04Achara moderating, it launches epilepsy Scotland's Breaking Barrier Speaker Series, reminding us elite success comes in all forms as the games gear up from July 23rd to August 2nd. That's the story for today. Europe News Today, Driven by AI