A Boxer May Miss the Olympics Because of Her Prepandemic Pregnancy

Mandy Bujold’s bid for an Olympic medal before retiring from boxing now appears in jeopardy, undone by the coronavirus pandemic and ad hoc qualification rules that effectively penalized Bujold for having had a child.

Said Jackson: “They thought that women would retire after pregnancy partly because of the economics, but also because they didn’t have the understanding that women could improve into their 30s. “It seems like they’ve messed up, but are not going to walk it back.”

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