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How Suni Lee Refused to Let “Really Scary” Kidney Illness Stop Her From Returning For the 2024 Olympics

Sunisa “Suni” Lee may be the reigning all-around women’s gymnastics champion, but for a while she wasn’t sure if she was going to be able to return to defend her title at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer.

The 20-year-old, who enrolled at Auburn University after winning gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, made the tough decision to step off the mat and end her college career in April due to a “non-gymnastics health related issue” that she later shared was an incurable kidney disease. Read More

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