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| Chilean Olympic weightlifter Elizabeth Poblete has given birth to a baby boy during a training session, without having known she was pregnant. | Chilean Olympic weightlifter Elizabeth Poblete has given birth to a baby boy during a training session, without having known she was pregnant. |
| Ms Poblete, 22, who lives in Brazil, said she had felt unwell but had had no idea she was expecting a baby. | Ms Poblete, 22, who lives in Brazil, said she had felt unwell but had had no idea she was expecting a baby. |
| The boy was three months premature and was taken to hospital with his mother, where he remains in intensive care. | The boy was three months premature and was taken to hospital with his mother, where he remains in intensive care. |
| The hospital in Sao Paulo denied reports it forced Ms Poblete to leave after she was unable to pay for care. | The hospital in Sao Paulo denied reports it forced Ms Poblete to leave after she was unable to pay for care. |
| Ms Poblete began to feel unwell during training on 8 December, as she was preparing to take part in a competition. | Ms Poblete began to feel unwell during training on 8 December, as she was preparing to take part in a competition. |
| Shortly after, she gave birth to a baby weighing only 1.15kg (2.54lbs) and measuring about 34cm (14 inches). | |
| The head trainer at the gym, Horacio Reis, said the birth had been "a surprise". | |
| "A week ago I acted as a judge in a competition in Chile and this girl was competing. All went well and she won the competition," the AFP news agency quoted him as saying. | |
| "I could see she was a big girl, round and strong. That's all I noticed." | |
| Mother and child were both taken to hospital in Sao Paulo but Ms Poblete has since been discharged, reportedly telling local media she could not afford to continue receiving treatment. | |
| Ms Poblete came 12th in the 75kg women's category at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. | Ms Poblete came 12th in the 75kg women's category at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. |