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Ana Peleteiro Announces Second Pregnancy, Will Miss World Championships in Tokyo

Peleteiro’s Instagram announcement that she is seven weeks pregnant with her coach-partner’s child has prompted her hiatus from competition.

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Overview

  • Ana Peleteiro announced on July 6–7 via Instagram that she is expecting her second child with partner and coach Benjamin Compaoré.
  • The reigning European indoor champion described the pregnancy as unplanned and said she worked with her therapist to process the initial shock.
  • At around seven weeks gestation, she confirmed she will not defend her title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this September.
  • Peleteiro returned to elite competition 14 months after the birth of her first daughter and holds Olympic bronze and multiple European medals in triple jump.
  • The expanding Compaoré–Peleteiro family already includes two-year-old Lúa and Compaoré’s three older children, highlighting her evolving roles beyond athletics.