Seven-months Pregnant Egyptian Fencer Thanks Husband

After she had finished competing, Olympian Nada Hafez, has revealed that she had taken part in the 2024 Paris Games while seven months pregnant.
The rollercoaster of pregnancy is tough on its own, but having to fight to keep the balance of life and sports was nothing short of strenuous, however worth it,” the Egyptian fencer wrote.
While touting the Olympic Village nursery, the International Olympic Committee had said before Hafez’s announcement that they “want to ensure that pregnancy and motherhood do not mean a career end in particular for female athletes.”
Johns Hopkins Medicine said that high-performance athletes can usually maintain their exercise regimen while pregnant as long as the pregnancy is uncomplicated, and after consulting with their health care provider. In fact, pregnancy may even offer elite athletes an advantage. One expert told the New York Times in 2017 – after tennis star Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title while eight weeks pregnant – that early pregnancy may offer an endurance advantage to athletes “as a result of the increase in oxygen-carrying red blood cells.”
Olympian Nada Hafez, of Egypt fencing team revealed: “What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three; It was me, my competitor and my yet-to-come to our world, little baby.
“My baby and I had fair share of challenges, be it physical and emotional. The rollercoaster of pregnancy is tough on its own but having to fight to keep the balance of life was nothing short of strenous, however worth it. i am writing this post to say that my pride fills my being for securing my place in the round of 16.”
The three times olympian added, “After she had finished competing, Olympian Nada Hafez declared, “I am lucky to have shared the trust of my husband, Ibrahimitad and my family to be able to come this far. This specific Olympics is different, this time carrying a little olympic one.”