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 (Arabic: لينا حليقة; 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
In 2023, she competed at Junior Mediterranean Championships in Italy and won bronze medal in team competition with Alia Ahmed.
In 2024, she competed at African Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, and won gold in team and ribbon and silver medals in all-around, hoop, ball and clubs.[3]
In 2025, she competed at Irina Deleanu Cup, where she took 5th place with ball and 10th place with ribbon.[4] She represented Egypt at the 2025 Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, alongside Farida Bahnas and junior group. They took 12th place in team competition. She took 17th place in ball and won silver medal in ribbon final.[5]
Senior
In 2026, she debuted as a senior at Gymnastik International in Fellbach Schmiden, taking 7th place in all-around.[6]
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2026 | Hoop | Happy Birthday by Tempo |
| Ball | Carmen (Remix) by Michelle Minke, James Noble | |
| Clubs | Berghain by Rosalía | |
| Ribbon | Andrew Jarod Smith, BMI | |
| 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.
- ^ "24th Irina Deleanu Cup FIG & Non-FIG International Tournament". ksis.eu. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "لينا حليقة تتوج بفضية الشريط في بطولة العالم لناشئات الجمباز الإيقاعي" (in Arabic). 22 June 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Ergebnisse/Results - Gymnastik International". gymnastik-international.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2026.