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Olympic climber: ‘Bouldering while pregnant isn’t risky’

Olympic climber Shauna Coxsey is 38 weeks pregnant and still climbing walls on a regular basis.

Speaking to Radio 5 Live’s Rachel Burden, she said everybody “assesses risk differently… I’m much more likely to trip over on a bumpy road than hurt myself on an easy climbing wall”.

Shauna has been sharing her pregnancy journey on social media where her climbing videos have been attracting negative comments.

“Personally [negative comments haven’t] affected me so much,” she said. “It’s just more frustrating that other women are getting this judgement and choosing to stop doing something they love or are comfortable with because of the fear of judgement… it’s bullying and it kind of blows my mind that this happens.”

This clip is originally from 5 Live Breakfast on Monday 2 May 2022.

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