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Paris Olympic Games a stage to make women feel ‘empowered’, says record-breaker mum
- Ultra-runner Natalie Dau, 52, who recently ran 1,000km in a record 12 days, says it is possible now to be a mother and also an elite athlete
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A record-breaking ultra-runner and mother has backed female athletes at this summer’s Olympic Games to deliver storylines that “empower women”.
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Natalie Dau recently defied serious injury and illness to run 1,000 kilometres from Thailand to Singapore, via Malaysia, in a record 12 days. The 52-year-old, who has a daughter, aged 15, is anticipating elite women in Paris underlining that it is possible to flourish athletically following childbirth.
Additionally, Dau, who co-authored the book Run Like A Woman, which details how the menstrual cycle affects training, advocated the value of prominent sportswomen using the highest stage of all to address the same topic. The 2024 Games are the first Olympics to have an equal number of men and women competing.
On her own endurance challenge, which she completed in aid of the charity GRLS, Dau said she “panicked” when a damaged hip threatened the potential “embarrassment” of ending her run on day one.
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