{"id":405533,"date":"2019-05-12T19:30:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/athlete-mothers\/"},"modified":"2019-05-12T19:30:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T16:30:07","slug":"athlete-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/athlete-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41740 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ScreenShot-VideoID-VN_NxVDsHhw-TimeS-26-e1557676124258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/center>Maternity need not be an obstacle, but can rather be a driving force for succeeding in sports. This was proved by 2004 Olympic champion in pistol shooting Olena Kostevych.<\/p>\n<p>In Nov. 2017, the 33-year-old athlete gave birth to her daughter Sophia. And within 10 months, Kostevych won gold at the World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was like this &#8211; I shot, and then I ran to my baby because I had to feed her. Thank God, the Federation made a concession for me. It allowed me to take my child to the competitions. My results proved that it was not in vain,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Irini Merleni, who became the first ever Olympic champion in women&#8217;s freestyle wrestling, is the mother of two sons \u2014 Artur and Adam. Irini&#8217;s life values changed dramatically after her first son was born.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I remember when I had nothing but my freestyle wrestling and training, I used to say, &#8216;Oh, God, I&#8217;m ready to die to be the first.&#8217; You know, I was ready to die for gold, and for victories. When I got married and had a child, I no longer wanted to die for a medal,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Artur and Adam, who tried their hands at many sports, chose karate in the end. Both of them are extremely proud of their famous mom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She is good at wrestling. She won the Olympic Games, competing with the best fighters in the world,&#8221; Artur said.<\/p>\n<p>Olha Saladukha is a bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games in a triple jumping and Diana&#8217;s mother.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My mom is a world champion. People respect her and take pictures with her,&#8221; Diana said.<\/p>\n<p>Diana also dreams of being a famous athlete, but unlike her mom, she wants to be a figure skater. Saladukha supports her daughter and right after her competitions, she rushes to the ice rink. 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