Laura Kenny: Women struggle to get pregnant because of athlete lifestyle

Kenny, who had her first child Albie in 2017 with fellow Olympian husband Jason, became pregnant after the Tokyo Games but miscarried in November.

Two months later, she suffered an ectopic pregnancy which is when a fertilised egg implants itself outside of the womb, usually in one of the fallopian tubes.

Kenny is eyeing up a return to the track in the new year with hopes of adding to her hoard of medals at the Paris Games.

“I think I realised that when we had the miscarriage and the ectopic, I knew deep down that it would be one hell of a comeback [to return to cycling], obviously delaying it because I still wanted to have another baby,” Kenny, who gave birth again six months ago, said.

“I knew that time would be short before the next Olympics and it wasn’t about this big fairytale it was about what my heart so desperately wanted and it was to have him. I just wanted another one.

“It consumed me for a long time because I felt that sense of one, loss and two, this missing piece.”