Warner-Judd provisionally diagnosed with epilepsy after mid-race seizure

Warner-Judd provisionally diagnosed with epilepsy after mid-race seizure

29-year-old had a focal seizure during 10,000m in Rome‘I’m not sure what the future holds,’ says Warner-Judd

The British athlete Jessica Warner-Judd has been provisionally diagnosed with epilepsy after having a focal seizure during the 10,000m at the European Championships in Rome on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old, who competed for GB at the Tokyo Olympics, withdrew with 600m remaining and, while being assessed in the medical centre, said she had a further seizure which led to her being sedated and spending the night in hospital.

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