PARIS : U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee, who was bedridden and seriously ill eight months ago, could not have imagined competing at the Paris Olympics - let alone win a medal.Defying all odds, Lee made the U.S.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Uneven Bars Victory Ceremony - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 04, 2024. Bronze medallist Sunisa Lee of United States gestures. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Uneven Bars Final - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 04, 2024. Sunisa Lee of United States reacts after winning bronze. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha "A couple months ago, we didn't even think this was a possibility. So I'm happy with anything that I can get."
Lee's coach, Jess Graba, said it was"not normal" for a gymnast to win medals at the Olympics such a short time after having been bed-ridden and out of training for several months.
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