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Team Canada basketball player says she’s being forced to choose between her baby and the Olympics

Kim Gaucher released a video saying Tokyo will not allow her daughter to attend the games due to the pandemic.
June 25, 2021 2:24 p.m. EST

Team Canada basketball player Kim Gaucher is speaking out on social media about a heart-wrenching choice she faces as a working mom. She said that she's being forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom, or an Olympic athlete, as Tokyo is not allowing friends or family to travel with them. The rules are in place because of the pandemic, but Kim wants special permission to bring her daughter and husband to the games.

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