A fencer from Egypt has reportedly left many people stunned recently.
Performing for the first time during the Paris Olympics, it was shocking to see her not only win at the opening match but also when a little more research revealing something that not many of us could believe.
She was seven months pregnant and still managed to put up a competitive spirit. Nada Hafez mentioned more details about her shock victory in regards to Elizabeth Tartakovsky of the USA where she was set to advance toward the final round of 16 at this leading event.
The 26-year-old first won her match 15-13 at the individual saber competition at the Grand Palais on Monday.
This was right before she suffered a defeat by South Korea’s Jeon Hayong.
The athlete got super emotional when she secured that win as it was a dream come true not only for her and her loved ones but her fans.
Egypt expressed great praise and applause for her while Twitter was on fire with many wondering how she was able to fly at such a later stage in her pregnancy, let alone compete. What do you think?