Jodie Grinham had already made history by being the first openly pregnant athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. On Saturday night, the British archer secured her place in posterity by winning bronze at the women’s individual compound bow finals, edging out fellow Briton Phoebe Paterson Pine by one point in a nerve-wracking final showdown. Turkey’s Oznur Cure Girdi took home the gold after a convincing victory over Iranian archer Fatameh Hemmati.
Jodie Grinham is hard to miss. The British archer's brilliant pink fringe peeks out from under her baseball cap, perfectly paired with the elaborate cables and pulleys of her rose-coloured compound bow. A hot pink sling loops under her right shoulder, steadying her back as she threads arrow after arrow through the wheels and wires of her weapon of choice.
