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Olympic Athletes Competing with Periods

What: Female athletes at the Olympics can have an extra challenge ahead of them: competing on their periods. Self magazine rounds up stories from athletes in the past who have taken on the competition while menstruating.

Why it matters: “A 2023 survey found that about 66% of 195 Australian female athletes training for the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics said that their periods affected their performance, with most of them reporting pain, bloating, and low energy.”

Source: Self

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