Former athletics world champion Jenny Simpson diagnosed with rare heart condition

The 39-year-old athlete had an incident where she collapsed in June during a community track meet organised by Sir Walter Running and had to be revived via the means of CPR.
Updated : Sep 23, 2026 15:42 IST - 1 MIN READ

File photo: Jenny Simpson shared her diagnosis in an Instagram statement on Thursday, describing her future as “an incredible gift” while acknowledging that the condition she has, now makes running dangerous. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
File photo: Jenny Simpson shared her diagnosis in an Instagram statement on Thursday, describing her future as “an incredible gift” while acknowledging that the condition she has, now makes running dangerous. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
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