Flesh-eating disease could not stop Bowen's dream

Ellie Bowen is set to make her Commonwealth Games debut after surviving a bout of flesh-eating disease at just thirteen months old. BBC Sport doesn't detail how her recovery shaped her path to competition, but her journey from that early illness to elite competition marks a remarkable turnaround.

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