Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox welcomes the growing support for female athletes who juggle elite-level sport with being a parent.
abc.net.au/news/jess-fox-excited-to-see-more-possibilities-for-female-athletes/101996148Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox says she welcomes sporting bodies making changes that help female athletes juggle their careers with being a parent.She says it is "amazing to see the progress" made to help female athletes balance their careers with familyFox is familiar with the challenges faced by women in sport when they have to balance having children with competing at the elite level.
"I probably wasn't thinking of that as an 18-year-old at all, but I saw women who had done it," Fox told ABC Sport. "I think the next generation won't ever have to question these things, so it's good to see different sports evolving in terms of policy and the way they support female athletes if they do want to have children and come back to sport.Fox said competition and training was her priority at the moment, with the Paris Olympics to be staged next year.
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