{"id":140140,"date":"2021-10-06T22:21:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=140140"},"modified":"2021-10-07T04:01:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T04:01:18","slug":"olympic-stars-stunning-tokyo-pregnancy-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=140140","title":{"rendered":"Olympic star's stunning Tokyo pregnancy reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britain's Elinor Barker said she was pregnant when she won a silver medal in the track cycling team pursuit event at the Tokyo Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barker, who was part of the team that finished second to Germany at the Izu Velodrome in August, tweeted on Tuesday that she and her partner were expecting their first child.<\/p>\n

"We can't believe how lucky we are and are so excited to start the next part of our lives together," Barker, who won team pursuit gold at the 2016 Rio Games, wrote.<\/p>\n

"And for the eagle eyed among you who have done the maths … yep, I was pregnant at the Tokyo Olympics," the 27-year-old former world and European champion added on Instagram.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUps8c4oPqz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp<\/a><\/p>\n

American tennis great Serena Williams was about two months pregnant when she won her 23rd grand slam singles title at the Australian Open in 2017.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the "The Cycling Podcast" Barker confirmed she found out she was pregnant just days before her race.<\/p>\n

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"It was quite a surprise for us, I really did not expect to get pregnant … I actually found out while I was in Tokyo," she said.<\/p>\n

"I'm really glad I had that team around me of people who knew exactly what to do and what was and wasn't safe, but also managed to help get my head back in the game and focus on the racing until it was over," she said.<\/p>\n

– Additional reporting by Brett Graham<\/strong><\/p>\n

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