The upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be historic for a number of reasons. For the first time in modern Olympic history, there will be an equal number of female and male athletes competing at the Games. The Games will also be more mom-friendly than ever before, thanks to the advocacy of former and current athletes.
For instance, a new initiative called MOMentum is creating resources to help athlete-mothers navigate family planning and their careers. MOMentum is led by Canadian rower Jill Moffatt, alongside fellow Canadian athletes Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, Erica Wiebe, Erica Gavel and two other athletes who almost missed the Tokyo Games due to pregnancy and postpartum policies: basketball player Kim Gaucher and boxer Mandy Bujold . The French Olympic Committee will also be providing hotel rooms to their athletes for breastfeeding during the Games.
This announcement came after French judoka and Olympic medallist Clarisse Agbegnenou told President Emmanuel Macron during a team visit that she wanted her daughter with her in the Olympic Village to “feel good and be fully committed in my final stretch of the Olympic Games.” In addition, Allyson Felix, an 11-time American Olympic medallist and mother of two, has teamed up with Pampers to set up a nursery in the heart of the Olympic Village . Until recently, many female athletes have had to choose between sport participation and starting a family .
However, there are a growing number of Olympian athlete-mothers who have been b.
