Fu Yuanhui, a Chinese swimmer, could not
perform well due her periods and when she was asked about her performance by
journalists she openly told by her periods in public. She made an excuse about
her period which affected her performance.
She finished on fourth position in her team which
participated in the women’s 100 meter medley relay. She could not give her best
and on asking she said her period affected her performance as she was not
physically well due to period effects.
She said her period came yesterday and she was feeling pain
in her abdomen due to which she was feeling weak and exhausted.
Fu is not only a lady athlete who speak about periods in
public, British Tennis player Heather Watson also mentioned about her period in
public. There is no doubt period effect woman but it is important for a woman do
not reveal it in public.
