Jordan Chiles says stripping of Olympic bronze took away ‘the person I am’
by Tom Lutz from US news | The Guardian on (#6QNG4)
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US gymnast Jordan Chiles has spoken about the emotional fallout after she was stripped of the bronze medal she won at this summer's Paris Olympics.
The biggest thing that was taken from me was, it was the recognition of who I was. Not just my sport, but the person I am," she said, her voice breaking at times with emotion, during an appearance at the Forbes Power Women's Summit on Wednesday.
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