had one daughter."what i want most right now is to have a good rest and stay with my little daughter," the tearful xian said after she won a gold medal.chusovitina, 33, the only woman gymnast to appear at five olympics, used to compete for her native uzbekistan but moved to germany to save the life of her son who was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukaemia at the age of 3 in 2002."my son is my whole life and he's my motivation. everything i do now is so much more meaningful because of him" she said.
past performances show that female athletes who are determined to return to strive for the top after having babies can succeed.motherhood is unlikely to stop female athletes in her tracks. instead the chances are that they will come back faster and determined than ever.