Suni Lee Returns to Gymnastics for 2028 L.A. Games 2 Years Ahead
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 14
Suni Lee Returns to Gymnastics for 2028 L.A. Games 2 Years Ahead
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 14
Summary
Suni Lee announced on Instagram Tuesday that she is back in gymnastics, timing the move exactly two years before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics open.
The 23-year-old offered no detailed competition plan, but said, “I know what I’m capable of” and “I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get there.”
Lee has not competed since Paris 2024, where she won team gold plus bronze medals in the all-around and uneven bars after a comeback from a 2023 kidney-disease diagnosis.
Her return sets up a potential third Olympics for the 2021 Tokyo all-around champion, who had previously sounded doubtful about another run, saying in 2024 that her body hurt and the sport “kills me.”