Nada Hafez and her ‘baby Olympian'
Paris 2024 was Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez's third Olympic Games, but Paris was made extra special by the fact she was not competing alone – she was seven months pregnant. Six months on from the Olympics, and with her daughter now four months old, Nada tells Sportshour’s Nishat Ladha about her Olympic experience and what life has been like post Paris and becoming a mum.
From the last Olympic Games to the next - as the countdown continues to lacrosse’s Olympics debut in 2028, a new professional women's lacrosse league is taking place in Washington this week. Sisters Meaghan and Emma Tyrrell are New York Charging teammates and Emma explains what it was like joining a Zoom call to find out whether they will be teammates or opponents.
Nine-year-old climber Veronica Chik shares how she overcame her own fears to become the youngest Hong Kong climber to climb the 31-metre “China Climb” before winning gold at her first national championships.
Team UK captain Stephen 'Hoops' Hooper joins from Canada where he’s competing at the Invictus Games where winter sports are part of the multi-sport event for wounded, injured and sick armed forces personnel for the first time.
And to celebrate World Radio Day, Ian Dennis, John Murray and Alistair Bruce-Ball, all familiar voices on Sportsworld tell us what makes radio football commentary so special.
Image: Nada Hafez of Team Egypt applauds fans after her victory against Elizabeth Tartakovsky of Team United States (not pictured) in the Fencing Women's Sabre Individual Table of 32 on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Grand Palais on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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