After Olympic runner allysonfelix suffered a traumatic birth experience—and her teammate Tori Bowie died due to complications during childbirth—her drive to advocate for women as they enter motherhood only deepened.
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In high school, Allyson Felix began running on her school’s track team because she wanted to meet new people. But it wasn’t long before the entire world knew who she was: Felix became a highly-decorated track and field star, winning 11 Olympic medals and an impressive number of world championships. That is just a short list of accolades.
But Felix’s impact on the sport isn’t just defined by her running honors. “I got to a point in my career where it was like, Okay, I have the medals; I have the accolades and accomplishments,” says Felix. “But I don't actually have what I've always wanted and that was to become a mother and to have a family. So that was the moment where things really started to shift for me.”
Except that becoming a mother as a professional athlete in a competitive sport was not an easy task. Pay and sponsorships are often based on physical performance, which means that many women in high-level sports often try to hide their pregnancies. Felix experienced this, too. After disclosing her pregnancy, she made less money. But more than that, she didn’t feel supported by the industry. “It feels disrespectful. It's hard…,” she says.
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