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World Service,3 mins

I ran in the US Championships at eight months' pregnant

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'I'm out there for women who are ridiculed for being pregnant.' Alysia Montaño describes running in the US Championships when eight months' pregnant with her first child, and at five months' pregnant with her second. Why does she push herself in this way - and what does she have to say to the people who try to get her back on the track too soon after the birth. Photo: Alysia Montano runs in the Women's 800 Metre opening round during Day 1 of the 2017 USA Track & Field Championships Credit: Getty Images

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