– Nada Hafez competed in her third Olympics while 7 months pregnant, winning her first match but getting knocked out in the round of 16
– Many female athletes have won Olympic medals while pregnant, defying societal expectations and stigmas
– Examples of pregnant Olympic medalists include Anky van Grunsven, Amelie Kober, Kerstin Szymkowiak, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Kim Rhode, Martina Valcepina, and Elinor Barker
– Competing at the highest level of sports while pregnant adds a new dimension of complexity, but these women have excelled and continue to defy expectations