Nearly 80% of the Team GB mums won medals at the Olympics - so why are mothers still being underestimated in sport?

An assortment of Team GB athletes who are mums, including Olympic rower Helen Glover, Olympic shooter Amber Rutter, and Olympic equestrian Rosalind Canter, as we ask the question, why are mothers underestimated in sport?.

You'll likely know by now that Team Great Britain had more mothers on the team this year than ever before. A total of nine women, including two-time Olympic rower Helen Glover, Olympic shooter Amber Rutter, and Olympic equestrian Rosalind Canter, all returned to their sports at the highest level.

Amazingly, of those nine mothers who competed for Britain in Paris, an impressive seven returned home with Olympic medals - a near 80% success rate. From shooter Amber Rutter’s impressive silver, which she achieved just three months after giving birth, to rower and flagbearer Helen Glover's silver, the Team GB mums truly dominated this year.