London Olympics stunner, Kazakh weightlifter Maya Maneza welcomes baby boy
11:59, 20 August 2013
ASTANA. August 20. KAZINFORM Two-time world champion, the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games medalist Maya Maneza and her husband Vyacheslav Yershov have welcomed their first child together in Almaty, Vesti.kz. web portal says.
The couple welcomed their little boy this morning. "Mom and baby are doing great, we are so happy!" said the new father.
Congrats to the couple on their bundle of joy!
NOTE: Maya Maneza has been representing Kazakhstan at various sports events since 2007. She became the world champion in Women's 53 kg category in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, Maneza won silver at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championship in Paris. A year later she stunned the 2012 London Summer Olympiad and collected weightlifting gold in her category.
Maya Maneza and ex-weightlifting champion Vyacheslav Yershov got married in April 2013 and announced there are expecting their first child a couple of months later.