On Europe 1, Valériane Vukosavljević confided in her motherhood.
The basketball player was more than three months pregnant at the time of the Olympic competition, but only a few members of her team were told.
The player assures us that it is possible to reconcile a sporting career and the desire for a child.
It's a small event in the world of sport.
We learned after the end of the Tokyo Olympics: a player of the French basketball team, Valériane Vukosavljević, bronze medalist, was three and a half months pregnant during the tournament.
Her motherhood is an assumed choice, a desire for a couple that she had in mind for over a year.
But when she heard the news, just before the games, Valériane Vukosavljević didn't want to change the way she played or trained.
"I was at my best at my basketball"
The player just confided in her medical staff, her coach Valérie Garnier and a few players.
The others didn't notice anything.
"It even surprised my few girlfriends who knew about it because they wondered, seeing me play, if I thought about it", confides to Europe 1 Valériane Vukosavljević.
"I didn't think about it at all and it was much better that way. I was at my best at my basketball. A doctor told me he had never seen me so fit, so fulfilled on a field. I had a lot of fun doing these competitions, "says the player.
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Balancing sports career and motherhood
From now on, Valériane Vukosavljević wants to continue training as long as she can before taking her maternity leave, in agreement with her club, Basket Landes, who were aware of her project from the start.
Through her speech, the basketball player hopes to inspire other sportswomen.
"Many of my teammates tell me that they will not have children during their career, others that they would like a little break for a maternity hospital. Yes, it is possible!" Insists Valériane Vukosavljević.
She assures him that her motherhood will not be a brake on her career.
As proof, she would like to return to the floors next year for the World Basketball in Australia.