Women's athletes call the Olympic Games to force them to do that
A woman expressed her "disappointment and disillusion" with the IOC because of that.
Hosting theOlympic Games in the middle of a continuous pandemic-And as Covid's cases increase in Tokyo, have proved difficult to say the least. Strict restrictions have been put in place for all people involved in games to be healthy, but they have also resulted in serious challenges for many Olympic athletes. Recently, some Olympian women called on the game organizers to force them to make a special decision between their families and their careers. To see why these women slammer leaders, read on.
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Some people breastfeeding women athletes called the Olympic Games for making it difficult to travel with their babies.
As if competition in the Olympics is not a sufficient challenge, breastfeeding athletes will have to make difficult decisions to wear their babies with them or not. Due to the current pandemic, the Olympic Games initially said that they did not allow international competitors, such as friends and family members, to accompany them, which led several nursing parents athletes. To challenge the game organizers.
American marathonerAliphine Tuliamukwrote on Instagram of his seven-month daughter, "I had been thinking of Zoedo not come to Tokyo With me for a while now, but I had to start doing, when treating the team a week ago in Eugene, and I cried a lot since. "Canadian Basketball PlayerKim left (seen here) shared an emotional video on Instagram saying it was "To be obliged to decide between being a mother breastfeeding or an Olympic athlete. "
The Washington Postreports that at least 12Athletes of the United States. are mothers, including sprinterAllyson Felix and football playerAlex Morgan. After a handful of breastfeeding athletes complains of the situation, with Tuliamuk being the most vocal, the Olympic Games offered a compromise.
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The Olympics made adjustments to its policy for breastfeeding babies.
"Since the Tokyo 2020 games will take place during a pandemic, unfortunately, we must, unfortunately, allow members of the family athletes or other companions toaccompany them to the games"," said the organizers on June 30, according to Reuters. " However, after special attention to the unique situation against nursing athletes, we are pleased to confirm that, if necessary, nurses will be able to accompany athletes in Japan. "
TULIAMUK, who asked his infantile daughter to be allowed at the Games, had the impression that the change was a victory. "In a way, I have the impression that I'm this turn," Tuliamuk saidThe Washington Post. "I am the point between the past, where female athletes do not talk about their pregnancies because they feared that they lost their sponsorships and the future. Now, other athletes can watch my story and say if it did that, I can do it too. It's a new era. "
While Tuliamuk celebrates, all athletes do not feel the same way.
But even with the changes, some athletes always say that the restrictions put them in an "impossible" position.
The capture of these athletes is that their nursing children will not be allowed in the Olympic or Paralympic Village, which are limited to participants in games and team managers only to reduce the risk of CVIV transmission. As a result, children will have to stay in private accommodation approved by Tokyo 2020.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) saidToday thisBreastfeeding mothers will be able to stay outside From the Olympic village with their child and guardian or partner can accompany the child to help them. Although it can look like a solution, athletes are afraid to make the decision to put their teammates at an increased risk of contracting Covid by staying outside the Olympic and Paralympic village or leaving their child at home during their competition.
Synchronized swimmer and Olympic medalist twiceOna Carbonellclaimed on his InstagramMay his baby, Kai and his father are not allowed to leave the hotel room for the 20 days more, she would be in Tokyo. "For me to go and breastfeed Kai when he needs during the day, I should leave the Olympic villa, the team's bubble and go to their hotel, risking my team's health during the Olympic Games" She said during breastfeeding a video.
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As a result, some women have made the difficult decision to leave their babies at home.
Carbonell finally decided that she had to leave her son at home. She expressed her "disappointment and disillusion" of not being able to go to the Olympic Games with his son of breastfeeding because of "extremely drastic measures", which felt like wearing his son "impossible".
She felt she was forced to "make a really difficult decision" to leave his son at home ", because the charges of the Japanese government are not compatible with my sports performance and to be with my family at the same time. "
Other breastfeeding athletes also had to make the same difficult decision.TULIAMUK brings his daughter with her, but participates in an individual level; Gaucher is alsodaughter; Morgan chosedaughter at home; And we do not know what Felix has decided.
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