OTTAWA - Six months after having her first baby, hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep will return to competition this weekend.

The Whitby, Ont., native will run the 60-metre hurdles at an event in Sherbrooke, Que., on Saturday.

She will face off against teammates Phylicia George of Markham, Ont., and Nikkita Holder of Pickering, Ont., as well as Laval, Que., native Marie-Eve Dugas and Ashlea Maddex of Ottawa.

Lopes-Schliep gave birth to daughter Nataliya in September.