Posted on 09/12/2025 7:16:38 PM PDT by Morgana
A former windsurfing world champion and Olympian has claimed she was once told she was 'too fat' to compete after becoming pregnant.
Blanca Manchon, 38, enjoyed a glittering career on the water after competing at her first Olympic Games as a 17-year-old - and went on to win seven world championships including a gold at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Yet, despite competing in sailing events at the 2004 and 2020 Olympics, Manchon was denied a places at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro as a result of her giving birth.
To make matters worse, she was even dropped from her sponsor Nike and alleges that the global sports brand included an 'anti-pregnancy clause' in her contract.
Manchon opened up on the experience at a round table held by the Spanish Football Federation named: 'Pregnancy, a right classified as a temporary illness'.
'My career had been going well until I decided to get pregnant at 29. That same year the Rio Games were held, so I thought I had four years until the next one. Throughout the entire process, I had my private and public sponsors, and I was in the top three of my Federation (sailing) of most highly valued athletes,' she said.
'The federation told me I was fine, but when was I ready to compete? I was freaking out with the things they were saying to me. I even thought it wasn't worth it. I was pregnant, my hormones were raging, and I didn't have to justify my return-to-competition date.
'In my federation, the head of Olympic preparation told me, 'Blanca, either you're competing in two months or I can't justify your being on the team.' I asked him, 'What did I do wrong?' and he replied, 'Since you're pregnant, the bosses don't trust you'.
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Another tranny?
Agreed. Gal Godot was pregnant when shooting Wonder Woman by the way. Did stunts and everything.
An anti-pregnancy clause is nothing. As late as the 1972 Olympics, there were clauses in athletic governing bodies in USA that forbade sex within 12 hours of a competition.
Its degrading to sue because someone doesnt like you,
just icymi ..butt hurt isn't a medical condition.
NO. An actual biological woman who got pregnant against Nike’s wishes.
Well duhhh
Why would you think that?
Every biological female that is a track runner in the Olympics is pregnant the day she runs for the gold. How do I know this? I posted a story about it years ago. It’s a trick they do to have an advantage in running. Natural female hormones help them run faster and the Olympic committee can’t complain or say anything against them if it’s a natural pregnancy.
After the Olympics majority have an abortion.
I didn’t see anything about suing...
Is it too late to quip “She’s screwed” ?
Shut up already you entitled stupid fat cow!
"Gal Godot was pregnant when shooting Wonder Woman by the way."
The pronouns always screw me up.
Four times!
The title was pretty clear - I’ve never heard of a trans ‘woman’ giving birth...
Every biological female that is a track runner in the Olympics is pregnant the day she runs for the gold. How do I know this? I posted a story about it years ago. It’s a trick they do to have an advantage in running. Natural female hormones help them run faster and the Olympic committee can’t complain or say anything against them if it’s a natural pregnancy.
After the Olympics majority have an abortion.
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That is sick if true...
And I have no doubts that it is true..
To me it makes her more goddess like?!
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