“Not the first woman – and not the last”
In fifth month pregnant: volleyball player still plays
04/17/2025 – 9:38 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Anyone who currently sees volleyball games from the Brazilian team Fluminense will recognize a baby bump at Priscila Heldes. But the athlete doesn’t stop him.
The Brazilian volleyball player Priscila Heldes has caused a sensation in a positive way. Because the 33-year-old currently plays for her team (fluminense), although she is already fifth month pregnant. The little baby bump can be clearly recognized for fans and spectators. For example, in the duel against Sesi Bauru a few days ago, but lost the fluminense. Despite the pregnancy in competitive sports, the Brazilian has gained some findings.
“Every pregnancy is unique, but if there is something we have in common during this time, it is the discovery of an incredible source in us,” Heldes wrote on Instagram. The Brazilian also draws a lot of strength from her faith. “Every time my body changes, every time my son develops, I realize how wonderful God is and how he takes care of every detail.” The child’s father is the basketball player Wesley Castro, with whom heroes is.
Pregnant competitive athletes are rarely present, but there are some examples. Priscila Heldes also makes it clear: “I am not the first woman who continues to work during pregnancy and I won’t be the last either – and that’s great.”
At the Olympic Games in Paris last year, for example, the Egyptian Nada Hafez fought for gold, even in seventh month pregnant. “What looked like two fencers on the podium for you were actually three,” she wrote on the net. Hafez ended the tournament in Paris in 16th place – best value in her career.
Azerbaijani archer Yaylagul Ramazanova was also pregnant in France. In the sixth month she took part in the games.