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This paper investigates the experiences of Chinese Olympic athlete mothers navigating high-performance sports alongside motherhood.

Bio-psycho-political subjectivation: motherhood as rupture, resistance and re-becoming in Chinese elite sport

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Qualitative exploration reveals how motherhood reshapes identity and agency in elite Chinese sport, indicating cultural tensions.

This paper investigates the experiences of Chinese Olympic athlete mothers navigating high-performance sports alongside motherhood.
Narrative analysis of cases involving three Chinese Olympic medallists
Utilization of a feminist Foucauldian framework
Examination of cultural narratives surrounding motherhood and sport
Motherhood is framed as a tension between caregiving and elite performance in Chinese sport
Feelings of kuiqian (guilt) drive athlete motivation and reshape their relationship with sport
Motherhood allows athletes to redefine their agency within institutionalized sporting contexts.

Bo Peng (2026) studied this question.

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