By the seventh month of pregnancy, most expectant mothers are likely to priorities comfort, opting for supportive shoes and relaxed clothing. However, on the third day of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez chose a very different ensemble — an electrically-conductive jacket, sabre, and mesh wire mask — as she stepped onto the piste in the iconic Grand Palais, competing not just for herself but for her unborn child as well.
At 26, Hafez, competing in her third Olympics, won her first match in the women’s individual sabre competition, defeating Elizabeth Tartakovsky of the United States 15-13. However, her Olympic journey was cut short when she was knocked out in the last 16 by South Korea’s Jeon Hayoung, with a score of 15-7. It was only after her elimination that Hafez revealed she had been competing while seven months pregnant.
“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!” Hafez shared on Instagram.
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