Olympic marathoner allowed to bring her nursing baby to Tokyo after pushing for change

Flagstaff, Arizona — Olympic marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk thought endurance running was as good as it gets — until she gave birth to her daughter Zoe this year. But after the International Olympic Committee said in March that COVID-19 protocols would prevent breastfeeding moms from bringing their babies to the Summer Games, it looked like Tuliamuk would have to compete without her. 

"I couldn't imagine," Tuliamuk said. "I mean, thinking about it still makes me want to cry."  But Tuliamuk said dropping out of the Games and giving up her lifelong dream was also unimaginable. "If I decided not to go, what would I tell Zoe when she got older?" she added.