Tasha Danvers - motherhood and elite performance
The British hurdler who overcame private emotional struggles to win an Olympic bronze at the 2008 Beijing games.
In August 2008, Britain鈥檚 Tasha Danvers won a surprise bronze medal in the 400-metres hurdles at the Beijing Olympics. Danvers had been through years of emotional struggles 鈥� and public criticism 鈥� after deciding to have a child while at the peak of her career. She talks to Sharon Hemans about the pressures she faced as an elite athlete and mother.
PHOTO: Tasha Danvers in action in 2006 (Getty Images)
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