The seventh month of pregnancy typically involves hip and lower back pain, increased fatigue and shortness of breath. Not competing and winning in the Summer Olympics.
But Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez is anything but typical. Hafez, 26, revealed Monday that she competed in women’s sabre competition — advancing to the round of 16 — while seven months pregnant.
“What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three! It was me, my competitor, & my yet-to-come to our world, little baby!” Hafez wrote on Instagram.
“The rollercoaster of pregnancy is tough on its own, but having to fight to keep the balance of life & sports was
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