Lina Heleika
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| Born | 6 September 2010 Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Egypt (2024-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sofia Sport Dubai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Olga Lobas[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lina Heleika (born 6 September 2010) is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast.[2] She represents Egypt in international competitions. She is the 2025 Junior World silver medalist with ribbon.
Personal life
Her mother, Dina Salem, is a founder of Sofia Gymnastics Club in Dubai, where Lina's family lives.
Career
Junior
At the 2024 African Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, Heleika took gold in team competition, along Alia Ahmed, Iman Abdelhalim and Farida Bahnas, gold with ribbon, silver in the All-Around, with hoop, ball and clubs.[3][4] On December 11-13, she competed at the 2025 Mediterranean Junior Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. She and Farida Bahnas won gold medal in team competition.[5]
In March 2025, she won bronze with ball at the Gymnastik International tournament in Schmiden.[6] In May she took part in the Irina Deleanu Cup with ball and ribbon, being 5th and 10th.[7] In June, she participated in the 3rd Junior World Championships in Sofia, finishing 12th in teams along Bahnas and the junior group, 17th with ball and won a silver medal with ribbon behind Akmaral Yerekesheva.[8][9][10][11]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2025 | Hoop | |
| Ball | Clash by Scylla & Sofiane Pamart | |
| Clubs | Childhood (Immortal Version), Immortal Megamix by Michael Jackson | |
| Ribbon | Live Die Repeat by Ghostwriter |
References
- ^ "The energy is electric!✨ Welcome to Sofia Gymnastics Club, Head Coach Olga Lobas ! Let's make some magic happen!". Instagram. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "HELEIKA Lina - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "2024 African Championships Junior Result Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-04-12.
- ^ "منتخب الجمباز الإيقاعي يحجز 6 مقاعد فى أولمبياد باريس 2024". اليوم السابع. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "ذهبية جديدة لمنتخب مصر في بطولة البحر المتوسط للجمباز الإيقاعي بتونس" [New gold medal for the Egyptian national team at the Mediterranean Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Tunisia]. www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "2025 Gymnastik International Result Book" (PDF).
- ^ "ksis". rgform.eu. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Mondiali Junior: doppio podio per l'Italbaby - #HomeOfRhythmics Mondiali Junior: doppio podio per l'Italbaby". #HomeOfRhythmics (in Italian). 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "لينا حليقة تتوج بفضية الشريط في بطولة العالم لناشئات الجمباز الإيقاعي - بوابة الشروق". www.shorouknews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "رئيس اتحاد الجمباز : إنجاز بطولة العالم بناء على تخطيط علمي". نيوز رووم (in Arabic). 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "Sofia - Mondiale Junior, le nuove campionesse individuali di specialità". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-06-23.