Chilean weightlifter Elisabeth Poblete went to training and was determined to work hard. She intensively gained muscle mass in order to move to another weight category. However, the athlete could not imagine how the lesson would end. As a result, Poblete became a mother. Sports tells how the weightlifter unexpectedly gave birth to everyone during training.
Miraculously got to the Olympics
Poblete was born in Santiago and from childhood she talked more with boys. As they got older, the friends started playing sports. Elizabeth decided not to stand aside. She went to the weightlifting section for the company, which determined the fate of the girl.
The main goal was the Olympic Games in Beijing. Elizabeth was in the gym for days to perform at the tournament. It was necessary to be selected for competitions through the Pan American Games. They took place a year before the Olympics.However, Poblete failed to qualify and finished only in seventh place. The International Weightlifting Federation came to the rescue. It turned out that more licenses were made to Beijing than athletes were selected. Elizabeth was one of those who received an additional quota.
At the long-awaited tournament, the Chilean athlete was also disappointed. She took last place. At the same time, no one criticized her at home. Poblete was the only representative of the Chilean weightlifting team at the Games, which was already considered a real achievement.
The weightlifter after the tournament decided to move to another weight category. Elizabeth performed in the standings up to 75 kilograms. By becoming heavier, she expected to improve the results. Poblete moved to Sao Paulo, where she began intensive training.
«I ate something wrong in the morning»In December 2009, Elizabeth, as always, came to the hall in the morning. The girl was very pleased with the progress. However, improving the results was extremely difficult. She has not been feeling well in recent weeks. My stomach and head ached, I felt weak. Poblete decided not to make a big deal out of this problem. Elizabeth didn't care at all. Due to heavy loads, athletes can lose their cycles, so the girl did not pay attention and prepared for the competition.
When Elizabeth once again approached the projectile and made a jerk, she immediately realized that something was not right. The girl immediately dropped the barbell and ran to the toilet. She didn't say anything to the coach, who himself didn't understand what was happening.
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«I haven't been feeling well in recent weeks. But are there athletes who have no pain? I didn't take any tests. I thought it was just sickness. Training was not to be missed. At the time of the jerk at the lesson, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. I decided that I had eaten something wrong in the morning and ran to the toilet,” said Poblete.
A few minutes later there were screams and children's crying. The trainers went to check on the weightlifter in the restroom and found Elizabeth with her newborn. They immediately called an ambulance. After the examination, the girl was told that she was six months pregnant. During training, due to the load, she had a premature birth. The boy weighed a little over a kilogram, and his height was 34 centimeters. The child was immediately placed in the intensive care unit.
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“A week before the birth, Elizabeth participated in the competition and won. She was all right. She always looked big and strong. We could not even imagine that Poblete was pregnant,” said weightlifter coach Horatio Reyes.
The girl’s physique only contributed to concealing the pregnancy. Elizabeth had wide hips and pumped up abdominal muscles, which made her position almost invisible. Yes, and weight gain influenced the ignorance of the athlete.Elizabeth was discharged the very next day, but the child remained in the hospital. True, the weightlifter did not leave the ward of her own free will. She simply did not have the money for treatment in the blade. For example, one day of the son's stay in the intensive care unit cost five thousand dollars.Poblete immediately declared that she was kicked out due to non-payment and raised a huge scandal. She asked for a boy whom she managed to give a name — Eric Jose. The Ministry of Sports of Chile intervened in the matter. The organization promised to reimburse the costs. The mother returned to the child, but did not manage to stay with him for a long time.
The boy died on the eighth day. Due to the early birth, his airways did not have time to fully develop. From the very beginning, there was practically no chance of salvation. Elizabeth was heartbroken. Despite the «surprise», she was going to leave the child and raise with his father.
After the death of her son, Elizabeth asked the journalists to leave her behind. The girl never talked to the press about the tragedy. To cope with the loss, she threw herself into the sport. Poblete, as she wanted, moved to a new weight category, but could not achieve success. The weightlifter was not selected for the Games in London, after which she decided to end her career.
Elizabeth rarely updates social networks. In all the pictures, the 35-year-old ex-athlete poses exclusively alone.