Olympic legend Dame Laura Kenny gives birth to a baby daughter after years of fertility heartbreak
AN Olympic legend has welcomed a baby daughter after years of struggling with her fertility.
Congratulations are in order because Dame Laura Kenny, who won five Olympic gold medals before her retirement, has given birth to a baby girl.
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Laura and her fellow Olympian husband Jason Kenny endured years of fertility woes, but are now proud parents to three children.
The 33-year-old sporting icon took to Instagram on Monday to share the exciting news of her family's new addition.
She posted a sweet snap of the newborn baby girl with her older brothers Albie and Monty.
"Three's the magic number. Lilian Joyce Kenny Born on 4/5/25 at 10.44am. Weighing 8.0lbs," she revealed in the caption.
She added: "Can't stop calling her, him. There was only ever one name we had in mind for a daughter. A mix of both our Nan's names."
Laura concluded the caption by writing: "Our beautiful little family is complete."
Fans flocked to the comments section in an instant to congratulate the happy couple and their "complete" family.
'OUR FAMILY IS COMPLETE'
One person wrote: "Congratulations to you all, what a gorgeous family you are and I'm so happy to hear of her safe arrival! Sending you loads and loads of love."
Another said: "Congratulations such a lovely family . Those 3 little ones really cannot grasp yet ..what legends their mummy and daddy are."
"Beautiful name for a beautiful girl," swooned a third.
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"Huge congratulations to you and your family! What a beautiful name. I hope you're all doing well," said a fourth.
Laura married fellow cycling icon Jason Kenny before they welcomed their first baby, Albie, in 2017.
After securing another gold medal in 2021, she then miscarried that November.
And just five months later she had an ectopic pregnancy.
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In 2023, she then welcomed another son, Monty.
Speaking on Radio 4 about her fertility struggles previously, she said: "Everything was a shock - I went from being so in control of my body to being so out of control."
She also said: "Was my body just running on empty, and then it said, 'Well, hang on, there's no way we can do this?'."
She spoke about how elite sport might have a damaging impact on the fertility of female athletes.
LAURA'S RETIREMENT
In 2024, Laura retired from cycling as a sports person.
She told BBC Breakfast last summer: "I always knew deep down I would know when was the right time.
"I have had an absolute blast but now is the time to hang up the bike.
"It's been in my head for a little while, the sacrifices of leaving the children and your family at home is really quite big and it is a really big decision to make."
She went on: "More and more, I was struggling to do that.
"More people asked me what races I was doing, what training camps I was going on.
"I didn't want to go ultimately and that's what it came down to."
During her career, Laura won five Olympic golds, seven world golds, 14 European golds, two Commonwealth titles, and six golds at the European Under 23 Championships.
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