Aug 07, 2024
Ishita RoyAll athletes are special and make the country proud when they represent their countries at the Olympics. This year, two athletes are going viral for competing while pregnant. Many others in the past have also won hearts.
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She is the second archer to represent Azerbaijan. Being six and a half months pregnant, she competed in the women’s single competition, narrowly defeating Chinese archer An Qixuan in the first round 6-5.
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She is a fencer from Egypt who was seven months pregnant while competing. She finished in top 16 and this was her best finish ever.
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She was five months pregnant at the time, making her only the third Olympic athlete to be pregnant during the Olympic competition in Vancouver in 2010. She won a silver medal in ice hockey.
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While being pregnant, Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games in the 10 metre air rifle shooting event.
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While being pregnant, this softball player won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Team USA.
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At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, while being pregnant, she won the bronze medal in the team pursuit.
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The equestrian from the Netherlands was 5 months pregnant when she competed in the 2004 Summer Games held in Athens.
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She helped the US women's hockey team win the gold medal at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano at eight weeks pregnant.
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