Lina Heleika (Arabic: لينا حليقة; born 6 September 2010) is an Egyptian rhythmic gymnast. 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.
In 2025, she competed at Irina Deleanu Cup, where she took 5th place with ball and 10th place with ribbon. 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.
Senior In 2026, she debuted as a senior at Gymnastik International in Fellbach Schmiden, taking 7th place in all-around. In March, she made her World Cup at Sofia World Cup, placing 52nd in all-around. In April, she was 41st in all-around at Tashkent World Cup. In May she was selected for the African Championships in Tshwane, winning silver in the All-Around and gold in teams with Farida Bahnas. She also won gold medals in all apparatus finals but ball, where she won silver. In June, she took 15th place in all-around at Beijing World Challenge Cup. She also made history, by qualifying to her first World Cup apparatus final (with ribbon), where she finished 8th, being the first Egyptian rhythmic gymnast to achieve this. In July, she took 53rd place in all-around at Milan World Cup. In August, she was selected to represent Egypt alongside Farida Bahnas at the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt, Germany. She ended on 49th place in all-around qualifications. She also represented Egypt at the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy, and ended on 12th place in all-around qualifications.
Achievements First Egyptian rhythmic gymnast to qualify for an apparatus final at a World Cup.
Routine music information +YearApparatusMusic title2026HoopHappy Birthday by TempoBallCarmen (Remix) by Michelle Minke, James NobleClubsBerghain by RosalíaRibbonAndrew Jarod Smith, BMI2025HoopBallClash by Scylla & Sofiane PamartClubsChildhood (Immortal Version), Immortal Megamix by Michael JacksonRibbonLive Die Repeat by Ghostwriter
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