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Simone Biles addresses viral video of young Black gymnast being snubbed a medal
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles spoke out against racism after seeing a video of a young Black girl being completely ignored during a medal ceremony.
A heartbreaking video from March 2022 went viral over the weekend of a young Black gymnast being overlooked at a medal ceremony. All the other gymnasts were given a medal, while she was passed over. Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles could not stay silent. She posted this to X: