FENCER Nada Hafez has revealed she received on the Paris Olympics whereas seven months pregnant.
The Egyptian, 26, beat USA’s Elizabeth Tartakovsky 15-13 within the first spherical of the ladies’s particular person sabre, earlier than she was eradicated 15-7 by South Korea’s Jeon Hayoung.
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After her first-round win, she astonishingly confirmed she was competing at her third Olympics whereas closely pregnant.
Talking on Instagram, she mentioned: “7 MONTHS PREGNANT OLYMPIAN!
“What seems to you as two gamers on the rostrum, they had been truly three! It was me, my competitor, & my yet-to-come to our world, little child!
“My child & I had our justifiable share of challenges, be it each bodily & emotional. The rollercoaster of being pregnant is hard by itself, however having to battle to maintain the steadiness of life & sports activities was nothing wanting strenuous, nonetheless value it.
“I’m scripting this put up to say that pleasure fills my being for securing my place within the spherical of 16!
“I’m fortunate to have shared the belief of my husband @ibrahimihab11 and that of my household to have the ability to come this far.
“This particular Olympics was completely different; Thrice Olympian however this time carrying a bit Olympian one! ❤️”
Jeon, 22, who had eradicated Hafez, was then knocked out within the quarter-finals.
The ultimate of the ladies’s particular person sabre was contested between two Frenchwomen.
Manon Apithy-Brunet prevailed to assert the gold medal as she claimed a 15-12 victory over fellow countrywoman Sara Balzer.
Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan earned her nation’s first medal of the Video games by beating South Korea’s Sebin Choi 15-14 for bronze.
