EGYPTIAN fencer Nada Hafez had double reason to celebrate after picking up her first victory at an Olympics in the women’s sabre event on Monday as she revealed that she did so while seven months pregnant.
The 26-year-old Nada, competing at her third Olympics, beat American world No. 10 Elizabeth Tartakovsky 15-13 before losing 15-7 to Jeon Ha-young of South Korea in the round of 16 at the Grand Palais. Later Nada said that she was proud not only of her performance, but of having competed while expecting her baby.
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