Sacramento (California, USA): Five months pregnant and running an 800 metres in brutal heat, Alysia Montano lived up to the best traditions of the Wonder Woman superhero character on her running vest on Thursday. The 31-year-old from New York shrugged off sweltering conditions to line up in the 800m heats as the US World Championship trials got underway in searing temperatures of 43° Celsius.
It was the second time Montano has run while heavily pregnant following her appearance in 2014 when eight months pregnant. In the end, Montano finished a distant last place, trailing home in 2 min 21.40 secs at the Hornet Stadium. Montano said she had been partly inspired to run after discovering that the star of Hollywood superhero blockbuster Wonder Woman — Gal Gadot — had been pregnant while filming the movie. “I thought it (the film) was amazing,” Montano said.
