Kim Gaucher
Spanish Olympian complains of measures hurting nursing moms

Jul. 21, 2021 11:19 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — The captain of Spain’s synchronized swimming team has complained about the “drastic measures” by Tokyo Olympic organizers that have made it...

Canadian boxer Bujold wins appeal to compete at Tokyo Games

Jun. 30, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold looks forward to the day when she can tell her daughter that she got in the Olympic ring with sport's highest court ...

FILE - Canada guard Kim Gaucher pulls down a rebound during the first half of a women's basketball game against the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, file photo. Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher, who is breastfeeding her infant daughter, has won in her quest to bring the baby to the Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says nursing mothers will now be allowed to bring their babies to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Breastfeeding Olympians allowed to bring babies to Tokyo

Jun. 30, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

FILE- In this July 29, 2016, file photo, Canada's Kim Gaucher watches during a break in the second half of a women's exhibition basketball game in Bridgeport, Conn. Gaucher say she is being “forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom or an Olympic athlete.” COVID-19 rules prevent her from bringing her daughter, Sophie, who was born in March, to the Tokyo Olympics next month. She says Olympic organizers have said “no friends, no family, no exceptions.” The 37-year-old Gaucher is looking into options, such as shipping milk, but has run into complications. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Need to breastfeed could block Canadian's path to Olympics

Jun. 24, 2021 04:25 PM EDT