Edna Carrillo, Mexican judoka, gave up the Olympic Games for being a mother

The Mexican multi-medalist in Pan American Games, Edna Carrillolearned of her pregnancy at ten weeks gestation, while preparing to attend the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Gameshaving earned her ticket with a silver medal in 2020 and having competed in the summer joust of Río 2016.

The judoka revealed that she had not realized that she was pregnant since she had no symptoms or had gained weight from the exercise she was doing, she mentioned that she did reconsider her options, but in the end, the two situations were part of her dreams.

“(…) other people would think of taking the path of choosing the Olympic Games, but I think that at that stage of my life it was not my choice, although I thought about it, I do not deny it, because in the end I was in this meeting of feelings, I was about to realize another dream. In the end, with a cooler mind, I thought carefully about what I really wanted, and I also believe that the plans for God They are perfect.”, he confessed in an interview with Millennium.

the athlete of Martial Arts said that he already knew the process and the experience of going to some Olympic Games and that this time he was talking about the possibility of getting a medal, however, no dream was demolished, he only paused, and now at 31 years old preparing for the games Paris 2024 Olympics.

Edna Carrillo assures that leaving the Olympic Games. it was the right decision

for the judoka Edna Carrilloit was not easy to accept her decision due to the opinions of third parties, however, her sporting path helped her to sustain her choice and enjoy her maternity process without questioning herself about the competitions.

“I’m not going to lie to you, there were moments that I did feel sad, disappointed. Not because I was a mother, because it’s something wonderful, but because there were people (who said) ‘and now what are you going to do’, since they are the first Olympians which I described as direct. I did cry, I got frustrated, but fortunately it was little. I think that also having led this life of sport, discipline, psychological, spiritual work, helped me a lot to put the important things where they should and focus on my present which is the most important thing, I have this opportunity to enjoy my pregnancy, this new stage of my life.”, he spoke with The Sun of Tampico.

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