"About to be a Mommi of THREEEEE"— Real Housewives of Atlanta star Sanya Richards announces pregnancy with husband Aaron Ross

Previous pregnancy journey

Richards-Ross openly shared her fertility challenges on the Real Housewives of Atlanta. During a 2023 episode, she revealed details about a devastating pregnancy loss that occurred before conceiving Asani.

The reality TV star explained that while everything had seemed fine at her five-week checkup, she received difficult news at her seven-week appointment.

"She (Dr. Jackie) told me that the baby wasn't growing and it looked like it was no longer a viable pregnancy," Richards-Ross said in a confessional during the show.

Sanya Richards had planned a dilation and curettage procedure after a weekend in New York, but things took an unexpected turn.

Richards-Ross described the experience as "the most traumatic miscarriage" when she had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.

After this period, Richards-Ross announced her second pregnancy to PEOPLE Magazine in July 2023, leading to the birth of Asani in December of that year.

Sanya Richards-Ross's professional background

Before joining reality television, she raced to four Olympic gold medals across three Games, first winning with the 4×400-meter relay team at Athens in 2004.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star star returned to the Olympic stage in Beijing 2008, grabbing gold in the relay and bronze in the 400-meter sprint.

London 2012 brought her another win when she won both the individual 400-meter and another relay gold.

After a hamstring injury ended her Olympic hopes in 2016, Richards-Ross moved to the broadcast booth with NBC Sports. She provided analysis for the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics as well.