The recent plight of navigator Clarice Kremer, who was dropped by her sponsor Banque Populaire after becoming a mother, reminded us that the sporting world is not kind to athletes who want to return to competition after their pregnancies. For many, the reality is still a choice between family and career.
The Canadian study, published in January in the scientific journal Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise (MSSE), may give various sports bodies and sponsors food for thought.
Researchers found that not only did athletes who wanted to return to competition after giving birth recover their performance levels, but more than half performed even better than before they became mothers.
Olympic debut
Results that really don’t surprise Melina Robert-Michon, the multi-medal-winning French discus thrower, who remembers her best performances in competition since she was born…
Source: Le Figaro
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