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Mandy Bujold, the boxing mother in a legal fight to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics
The Canadian, who missed the rearranged qualification window due to maternity leave, is taking her case to Court of Arbitration for Sport
9 May 2021 • 8:30am
Mandy Bujold is the only female boxer to win back-to-back titles at the Pan American Games
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For those seeking concrete proof that female athletes still face battles in trying to reconcile a sporting career with motherhood, look no further than boxer Mandy Bujold.
Canada’s 11-time national flyweight champion had meticulously planned her pregnancy in November 2018, when she gave birth to her daughter. But never did she envisage it would seriously hamper her chances of competing at the Tokyo Olympics more than 2½ years later.