Olympic champion Lee to return after two years out

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Olympic champion Lee to return after two years out

ByElizabeth Hudson

BBC Sport Journalist
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Six-time Olympic medallist Suni Lee has announced she is coming back to gymnastics after not competing since the 2024 Olympics.

The 23-year-old took team gold with the USA in Paris along with all-around and uneven bars bronzes.

She claimed all-around gold, team silver and uneven bars bronze at Tokyo 2020.

Lee’s return, revealed in a video on Instagram,, external comes two years before the Los Angeles 2028 Games.

Commenting “I’m back”, she said in a voiceover: “I know what I’m capable of. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Back in the gym. We’ll see.”

The video ends with the words: “This is more than a comeback, stay tuned.”

Fellow American Jade Carey, who also won medals in Tokyo and Paris, recently made her comeback after a similar break.

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