She’s not just an extraordinary athlete, but also an incredible mother. US’ most decorated track and field star, Allyson Felix, has done an exemplary job of breaking the barriers and setting an example for women around the world.
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Changing perspective and making moves, now, Allyson wants to make sure her daughter is raised right. Felix, who was body-shamed right through her teenage years, wants her daughter to understand body positivity and be sensitive to every body type.
Allyson wants to give her daughter a better environment to grow in
Allyson dominated the track for decades, and in her journey, she came across many hurdles. While growing up, she was bullied and labeled skinny; during her pregnancy, she lost the support of her biggest sponsors.
Having overcome it all, now, Felix wants to set a foundation for her daughter, Cammy, to acknowledge every type of body. Allyson said, “I think about showing my daughter lots of different women, lots of different shapes in the diversity of the people that I bring around her. I want her to know that strong and beautiful look so many different ways.”
She further added, ”I want her to see what real women look like and healthy women and really appreciate that. I hope that her standard of beauty encompasses all of that. I think that’s really my job as a mother.”
Allyson Felix won an Olympic medal as a mother
Amongst all the Olympic medals under her belt, the last one was definitely extra special. At the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Allyson won her record-breaking 11th Olympic medal, which was also her first-ever Olympics as a mother.
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TOKYO, JAPAN August 7: Allyson Felix of the United States with her gold medal after the United States team won the 4x 400m relay final. Allyson Felix is now the most decorated U.S. track athlete in Olympic history. She won her 11th medal just one day after becoming the most-decorated woman in Olympic track history when she won bronze in the 400m during the Track and Field competition at the Olympic Stadium at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games on August 7th, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
Remarkably, her 11th Olympic accolade made her the American with the highest medal tally in track and field sport. Undoubtedly, Allyson Felix is the real example of ‘change begins with you’, as she did not stop herself from achieving the once deemed impossible. Carrying forward her legacy, she is now passing on the same values to her young daughter.
