Nada Hafez
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
I'm a competitive person. What I was thinking about my baby, that I want to be the Olympian and my baby to be an Olympian and to do something different for my baby. So my baby motivated me for this.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
I had this dream to not stop and to continue fencing and to continue and chase my dream. So when I did it, finally, it was like, I can't believe it. And also, I won a very difficult match. So this was the dream coming true for me.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
I was just posting this on my personal account, saying that I'm on top 16 in the world while pregnant, and I didn't expect that this will go viral. I was very proud that an Egyptian Arab woman can tell the world that you can do it, your body can surprise you, that we have strength that you will never know about it, you just have to experience it.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
I read all the messages from women and actually not only women, there are young girls. They told me, you inspired us so much and we want to go to medical school, I want to continue in sports. When I get a message from anyone telling me that I'm an example, I'm a role model, it's really big, it set my heart on fire.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
I didn't understand what people are talking about because some people, they're saying you can leave another place for another one to fence. And this is not an option because I am qualified by my name. So I didn't take anyone's place. For example, people do just put a message and it's easy to put a comment on the post and run. You don't face me.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
Some people, they don't want to see a successful woman.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
When I told my husband, he told me, OK, we will go to the doctor, to a specialist, and what he's saying, we're going to do it. So I went to the doctor and I told him, I'm an athlete and I want to participate in the next Olympics. And he was like, OK, why not? We will follow up. And if you're OK with your pregnancy and everything goes normal, you can do whatever you want.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
I didn't have to tell anyone because it's not against law. I just told the people that they need to know, like my doctor, my mental coach, because I was thinking I have to be not against any laws, not against any health conditions. So I told the people that they should know.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
Sometimes you need to see an example in front of you to know that you can do it. Because maybe a pregnant woman, she's just afraid to move. She's afraid to do anything. And now she just tells herself, there's an Olympian woman that she competes at the Olympics while pregnant. So I can do whatever it is. And I wanted to give a message for all women that you don't have a disease.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
You're just a normal woman and you're pregnant.
Global News Podcast
Ukraine's future is focus of Munich Security Conference
And you can do it. Your body can surprise you that we have strength that you will never know about it.