Para archer Jodie Grinham becomes 1st athlete to win Paralympics medal while pregnant
Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham has become the first pregnant Paralympic athlete to win a medal.
Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham has become the first pregnant Paralympic athlete to win a medal.
Grinham’s history-making win was announced on the official Instagram account for the Paralympics on Saturday after she took home bronze in women’s individual compound while seven months pregnant at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
On her journey to bronze, Grinham defeated her teammate Phoebe Paterson Pine, who won the gold medal in Tokyo.
After the event, Grinham spoke to The Guardian about competing while pregnant with her second child, telling the outlet, “The baby hasn’t stopped [moving], the baby is saying, what are you doing?”
“It’s been a real honor to know that the baby is there and that little support bubble I’ve got in my belly,” she continued.
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