– Nada Hafez competed in her third Olympic games at 7 months pregnant, winning her first match in fencing but being knocked out in the round of 16
– Many female athletes face stigma and challenges surrounding pregnancy and motherhood while competing at the highest level
– Female athletes who have won Olympic medals while pregnant include Anky van Grunsven, Amelie Kober, Kerstin Szymkowiak, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Kim Rhode, Martina Valcepina, and Elinor Barker
– These women have excelled in their sports and defied societal expectations and stigmas around pregnancy and motherhood in athletics.