Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

'I feel stronger & fitter than before' - USWNT star Alex Morgan raring to compete at Olympics after giving birth to first child

The Orlando Pride striker is determined to help her country win gold at the Tokyo Games, which are due to begin later this week

United States women's national team star Alex Morgan is raring to compete at the Olympics after giving birth to her first child, claiming that she feels "stronger and fitter" than she did before falling pregnant.

Morgan has been included in Vlatko Andonovski's 18-player roster for the Tokyo Games, which were originally postponed in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Orlando Pride striker benefitted from the delay as she welcomed her new daughter Charlie into the world a month later, and is now in peak condition ahead of the rearranged women's football tournament, which is due to kick off on July 21.