New mum Jess Learmonth has conceded defeat in her late dash to Paris but is not willing to give up on her Olympic career just yet.
For despite turning 36 this year and having given birth to her son Frederick last September, her passion for triathlon burns as brightly as ever and she is not yet ready to put a timeframe on when that might extinguish.
She knows sport now embraces returning mothers whereas a decade ago it might not have done. The Yorkshirewoman has even gained out of it. “All my sponsors stood by me and even got new ones like Aqua Pura who are promoting female health and sport in general,” says Learmonth. “A lot of companies are interested in a sporting female athletes and a mum. It’s not been as negative as I thought it might have been.
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