Sunisa Lee - First Lao-Hmong American to compete and win gold at Olympics

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History has been made! Sunisa Lee becomes the first Lao-Hmong American to compete in the Olympics and first Lao-Hmong American to win a gold medal. She won the women's all-around gymnastics competition.

Congrats Suni!!! We're so proud of you!!! ❤️👍👏

 

To read more about Suni Lee, check out these links:

Meet Suni Lee, gold medalist and the first Hmong American Olympic gymnast

By Gabrielle Fonrouge, NY Post, July 29, 2021

https://nypost.com/article/who-is-suni-lee-us-olympic-gymnast/

'I didn't think I would ever be here,' says Sunisa Lee after winning 'surreal' all-around gymnastics gold at the Tokyo Olympics

By George Ramsay, CNN, July 29, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/sport/sunisa-lee-tokyo-olympics-gymnastics-spt-intl/index.html

USA's Suni Lee competes on the floor exercise in the women's individual all-around final.

By Helene Elliott, July 29, 2021

https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-07-29/sunisa-lee-wins-gymnastics-all-around-title-tokyo-olympics