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Sunisa “Suni” Lee may be the reigning all-around women's gymnastics champion, but for a while she wasn't sure if she could return to defend her title in 2024 Paris Olympics this summer.
The 20-year-old, who enrolled at Auburn University after winning gold in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyomade the difficult 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.
And although he turned down an invitation to attend the US team's selection camp for the world championships in September, he still hopes to recover in time to compete in Paris, an impressive feat considering his issues with health that is about to end his career permanently.
“It was really scary and really, really heartbreaking,” Lee told E! News in an exclusive interview. “I definitely went through a bit of a mental spiral because gymnastics is my outlet and it's my safe space.”
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