Between the grueling training sessions and never-ending travel, it seems the the professional life of an Olympic athlete is anything but easy. But imagine how much harder you’d have to work for that gold medal around your neck if there was a diaper bag on your arm. While watching the London games this week, we couldn’t help but wonder how many female athletes work double-duty as moms. From high-jumpers and hurdlers to goal kickers and track stars, we were happily surprised to see just how many mothers are representing Team USA. Whether you’re in need of some motivation or you simply can’t get enough of this year’s games–check out our list of mighty moms who are going for gold.

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At the London 2012 Summer Olympics, we’ll be cheering on Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi, a 10-meter air rifle shooter from Malaysia who’ll be 33-weeks pregnant when she competes in the games.

According to The New York Times, Nur Suryani found out she was pregnant in January, two days before she qualified for the Olympics, and she joins an elite few women who’ve competed in the games while expecting. (The Times could only find three, and they were all Winter Games athletes.)

We know, we know. It’s not like Nur Suryani is a gymnast or a marathon runner but pregnancy does affect your center of gravity, something that could trip you up while rifle shooting. However, Nur Suryani says her performance has actually improved.

“One advantage that I’ve seen is that my stability increased — maybe because my gravity increased, my weight increased,” she said.

The biggest obstacle she seems to be worried about is the baby kicking while she’s shooting. So how’s she going to try to prevent that? “I will talk to her, say, ‘Mum is going to shoot just for a while. Can you just be calm?”’ Nur Suryani says.

Nur Suryani did have to convince the Malaysian sporting authorities that she could safely travel to London and would perform well there. But she got the spot she deserved on the team.

“I said, ‘I got the qualification, so it’s mine,”’ said Nur Suryani. “For me nothing is impossible… It’s one of the challenges. If I abandoned it, maybe who knows? Another four years to wait, maybe I don’t have the opportunity.”

Has your pregnancy given you any obstacles in your job or other activities? How did you handle it?

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Can you believe the 2012 Summer Olympics are just around the corner? We’re getting excited for it! To get ready for the Games, Procter & Gamble created this sweet ad honoring everything that moms do to help support their athlete children — from little league and peewee teams all the way to the Olympics! The video ends with, “The hardest job in the world, is the best job in the world.”

Seriously, try not to watch this video without getting teary! We dare you.

Are you excited for the London 2012 Olympics? What do you think of this ad?