Athlete mums see 'shift in culture' at Paris Games
Allyson Felix at the 2020 US Olympic track and field team trials at Hayward Field on June 19, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. Her book 'Queen of Athletics: The Biography of Allyson Felix', covers her personal and professional life, her elative records, exuberant achievements and pregnancy victimisation.
Brazilian judoka Natasha Ferreira, who adopted her son seven years ago when she was 18, said she welcomed the support she got in Paris.
"Athletes already have to be very disciplined and when you have a son you will have to be even more disciplined to be able to have quality time," she told Reuters. "It was really good to have my son with me in the Olympics."
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While motherhood was once seen as incompatible with a career in competitive sport, Olympian mums have shown that old stereotypes are giving way, from judo to fencing, basketball and beyond.
