Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo pregnant with first baby

Reigning Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo is pregnant together with her first baby.

The Bahamian made the announcement on social media on Saturday.

“New Yr, New Blessing,” she posted on her Instagram account with husband Maicel Uibo of Estonia, the 2019 World Championships silver medalist within the decathlon. “We will’t wait to satisfy our little bundle of pleasure.”

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Miller-Uibo is a two-time Olympic champion after profitable the ladies’s 400 meters on the 2016 Rio Olympics and once more on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On the World Athletics Championships, Miller-Uibo gained silver medals within the 400 m in 2015 and 2019, and a bronze on the 200 m in 2017 when she additionally positioned fourth at her longer distance. In 2022, she gained her first world out of doors and indoor 400 m titles. She holds North American information within the 400 m each outside and indoors, set in October 2019 and February 2021, respectively. Her marks of 48.36 (improved on the Tokyo Video games) and 50.21 seconds place her respectively sixth and joint eighth on the world all-time checklist. She holds world bests over the 300 meters outside and indoors.

Her being pregnant means she is not going to defend her 400m title on the 2023 World Championships in Budapest in August.

Following the World Championships final 12 months, Miller-Uibo stated she deliberate to drop the 400m and give attention to the 200m going into the 2024 Paris Video games.