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Pregnant heptathlete competed in Olympic trials in 100-degree heat

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Instagram post of herself standing on the track, baby bump clearly. “Women you are amazing! Mommas you are #badass #strong #capable #loved.” Flach was motivated to compete in what was her third and likely last Olympic trial by a desire for “closure for my track career before I moved on with life,” the caption continued.

The pandemic put the kibosh on her plans to compete in the 2020 season, so her and her husband began trying for a child. She kept training in the meantime, and in March discovered she was pregnant.“It was bittersweet,” she told Yahoo Sports.

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