Nada Hafez: “Three-time Olympian, but this time carrying a little Olympian one!” RIYADH: Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez revealed that she had competed in the Olympic Games while being seven months pregnant. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport “What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three!” she wrote on her Instagram account. “It was me, my competitor and my yet to come to our world little baby.” Hazez won her first match in the women’s individual saber before losing in the last 16. The 26-year-old from Cairo highlighted the struggles of pregnancy and competing as well as the joy of the experience. South Korea’s Hayoung Jeon goes on the offensive against Nada Hafez, right. (Reuters) “My baby & I had our fair share of challenges, be it both physical & emotional. The rollercoaster of pregnancy is tough on its own, but having to fight to keep the balance of life & sports was nothing short of strenuous, however worth it,” she wrote. Hafez said “pride fills” her being at having reached the round of 16. She beat American Elizabeth Tartakovsky 15-13 before losing to South Korean Hayoung Jeon, 15-7. The gold medal was won by France’s Manon Apithy-Brunet after she beat compatriot Sara balzer, 15-12. “I’m lucky to have shared the trust of my husband, Ibrahim Ihab, and that of my family to be able to come this far,” Hafez wrote. “Three-time Olympian, but this time carrying a little Olympian one!”