Sabljak Makes Unanticipated Return to Competition Less Than a Year After Giving Birth
Ella Sabljak, one of four women on Australia's mixed-gender Wheelchair Rugby World Championships team, returns to international competition just 11 months after giving birth, bringing her baby Billie into the team's camp in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Wheelchair Rugby, formerly known as 'murderball', is a mixed-gender, full-contact sport with growing female participation.
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