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Over 350 Athletes Urge PM for Increased ME Research Funding

  • Over 350 sportspeople, including Olympians Dina Asher-Smith and Tom Daley, signed a letter to the prime minister.
  • The letter urges the prime minister to meet with former sprinter Beth Dobbin.
  • The athletes are calling for increased funding towards ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) research.
  • Beth Dobbin, 32, revealed she has been diagnosed with 'life-decimating' ME.
  • The prime minister has not yet responded to the letter.
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