Ranked second in the world before deciding to have a baby, Canadian flyweight boxing champ Mandy Bujold felt the fear most elite female athletes do when mulling motherhood: Would she come back as strong as before? 

She came back stronger, a “2.0 version of myself.” Bujold resumed training within six weeks of giving birth to her oldest daughter Kate Olympia in 2018. Six months later, she was back competing at the international level and back on the podium, winning medals.