Christine Ongare, a Kenyan boxer who became pregnant at age 12, just qualified for the Olympics at age 26.
Ongare took third in the 51kg flyweight division at an African Olympic qualifier where three Olympic spots were available. Ongare, a 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, is headed to Tokyo.
Ongare, speaking to the Olympic Channel, said that when she became pregnant, the help she had came in the form of her mom — a single parent herself.
“So, my mum took the responsibility of raising my child,” she said, according to the report. “So even my child knows my mum as their mother.