Olympian moms

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While motherhood was once seen as incompatible with a career in competitive sport, Olympian moms have shown that old stereotypes are giving way, from judo to fencing, basketball and beyond.French fencer Auriane Mallo-Breton, who has a three-year-old son, has won two silver medals at the Paris Games. She said her victory proves that mothers can do anything they want.U.S. basketball player Breanna Stewart said there were more kids than ever before within her delegation.&quot;Speaking for moms, especially those that are here in the Olympics, we want to be great at both,&quot; said Stewart, who is competing in her third Olympics. &quot;We just want to continue to change the standard, change the narrative.&quot;Stewart&#x27;s daughter, Ruby, was famously born via surrogacy less than 48 hours after the U.S. team won gold in Tokyo.She and her wife, retired Spanish basketball player Marta Xargay, welcomed their son, Theo, last year.Stewart, a twice MVP in the WNBA, said Ruby will celebrate her third birthday at the Games: &quot;There&#x27;s a ton of kids with our team USA group. So I&#x27;m sure we&#x27;ll find something fun.&quot;Fans in Paris said the sight of athlete mothers at the highest level of their sport was a welcome change.&quot;Careers don&#x27;t stop when you have a baby, and that is beautiful,&quot; said French fan Auriane Sanchez, 21, who watched compatriot Clarisse Agbegnenou pick up bronze in judo on Tuesday.Agbegnenou, who gave birth to her daughter in 2022, led a campaign to get the French Olympic Committee to provide hotel rooms for breastfeeding French athletes.&quot;That&#x27;s incredible to come back like this after a pregnancy. A little girl that I&#x27;m still breastfeeding - that&#x27;s crazy. I can be proud of me. I&#x27;ll put the medal around my daughter&#x27;s neck,&quot; she said.Brazilian judoka Natasha Ferreira, who adopted her son seven years ago when she was 18, said she welcomed the support she got in Paris.&quot;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,&quot; she told Reuters. &quot;It was really good to have my son with me in the Olympics.&quot;<div>(Production: Marco Trujillo, Elena Rodriguez, Sophie Penney)</div>

While motherhood was once seen as incompatible with a career in competitive sport, Olympian moms have shown that old stereotypes are giving way, from judo to fencing, basketball and beyond.

While motherhood was once seen as incompatible with a career in competitive sport, Olympian moms have shown that old stereotypes are giving way, from judo to fencing, basketball and beyond.

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Athlete moms see shift in culture at Paris Games

Athlete moms see shift in culture at Paris Games

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Published Aug 02, 2024 01:09 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 08, 2024 05:44 PM PHT

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