{"id":1003284,"date":"2021-11-12T12:59:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T17:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1003284"},"modified":"2021-11-12T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T17:59:31","slug":"u-s-olympic-gold-medalist-suni-lee-says-she-was-target-of-racist-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-olympic-gold-medalist-suni-lee-says-she-was-target-of-racist-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Suni Lee Says She Was Target Of Racist Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-olympic-gold-medalist-suni-lee-says-she-was-target-of-racist-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1003284&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sunisa Lee \u2014 Olympic gold medalist and the first Hmong American to make the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team \u2014 says that she was the victim of an anti-Asian attack last month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lee told \u201cPopSugar\u201d that after a night out with friends \u2014 all of Asian descent \u2014 in Los Angeles, and while waiting for an Uber, a car sped by with its occupants yelling at the group to \u201cgo back where you came from.\u201d Lee said her arm was hit by pepper spray by one of the occupants of the vehicle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/fitness\/suni-lee-olympics-interview-48564671\">said<\/a> in the interview. \u201cI didn\u2019t do anything to them, and having the reputation, it\u2019s so hard because I didn\u2019t want to do anything that could get me into trouble. I just let it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s \u201creputation\u201d has certainly increased since the Tokyo Olympics, where she stole the show for the Americans after Simone Biles withdrew from competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biles withdrew from the women\u2019s all-around event citing struggles with her mental health. She was scheduled to compete in the individual all-around and was favored to win, but was forced to withdraw, opening the door for Lee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lee put on a spectacular performance, becoming the fifth-straight American woman to take home the gold in the all-around competition, with Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade grabbing silver and Angelina Melnikova of the Russian Olympic Committee taking home the bronze. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody expected me to win the gold medal, so when I did, my life turned overnight,\u201d Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/fitness\/suni-lee-olympics-interview-48564671\">says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her story quickly took the country by storm, with the challenges of her childhood coming to the forefront after taking home gold.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, her father fell from a ladder while trimming a tree, paralyzing him from the chest down. In March 2020, the Olympics were postponed, putting Lee\u2019s dreams on hold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have that taken away from us without having any control is very hard,\u201d Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/a36503849\/suni-lee-olympics-gymnastics-tokyo\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cI went through a depressed phase, and it was hard to get out of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June 2020 \u2014 three months after her gym was shut down due to the pandemic \u2014 Lee returned to the gym, only to break her foot. That same summer, tragedy struck as her aunt and uncle died of COVID less than two weeks apart.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Olympics, Lee has been a participant on \u201cDancing With the Stars,\u201d and has admitted to feeling overwhelmed at times as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunisa Lee \u2014 Olympic gold medalist and the first Hmong American to make the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team \u2014 says that she was the victim of an anti-Asian attack last month.\u00a0Lee told \u201cPopSugar\u201d that after a night out with friends \u2014 all of Asian descent \u2014 in Los Angeles, and while waiting for an Uber, a car sped by with its occupants yelling at the group to \u201cgo back where you came from.\u201d Lee said her arm was hit by pepper spray by one of the occupants of the vehicle.\u00a0\u201cI was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off,\u201d she said in the interview. \u201cI didn\u2019t do anything to them, and having the reputation, it\u2019s so hard because I didn\u2019t want to do anything that could get me into trouble. I just let it happen.\u201dLee\u2019s \u201creputation\u201d has certainly increased since the Tokyo Olympics, where she stole the show for the Americans after Simone Biles withdrew from competition.\u00a0Biles withdrew from the women\u2019s all-around event citing struggles with her mental health. She was scheduled to compete in the individual all-around and was favored to win, but was forced to withdraw, opening the door for Lee.\u00a0Lee put on a spectacular performance, becoming the fifth-straight American woman to take home the gold in the all-around competition, with Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade grabbing silver and Angelina Melnikova of the Russian Olympic Committee taking home the bronze. \u00a0\u201cNobody expected me to win the gold medal, so when I did, my life turned overnight,\u201d Lee says.Her story quickly took the country by storm, with the challenges of her childhood coming to the forefront after taking home gold.In 2019, her father fell from a ladder while trimming a tree, paralyzing him from the chest down. In March 2020, the Olympics were postponed, putting Lee\u2019s dreams on hold.\u201cTo have that taken away from us without having any control is very hard,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI went through a depressed phase, and it was hard to get out of.\u201dIn June 2020 \u2014 three months after her gym was shut down due to the pandemic \u2014 Lee returned to the gym, only to break her foot. That same summer, tragedy struck as her aunt and uncle died of COVID less than two weeks apart.Since the Olympics, Lee has been a participant on \u201cDancing With the Stars,\u201d and has admitted to feeling overwhelmed at times as she attempts to manage her mental health.\u201cWhen I shared that I was feeling down, so many people reached out and either sent positive messages of encouragement or told me they were feeling similarly and not to feel alone,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s OK to feel down sometimes, but what I\u2019ve realized is that it\u2019s important to express your feelings and ask for help. In the past, I might have pushed on and not acknowledged the state of my mental health. But there\u2019s so much power in owning your feelings. It\u2019s not weakness, it\u2019s actually taking control.\u201dJoe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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