Sunisa Lee, who is an American artistic gymnast and won gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games this year, revealed a horrific story when she was pepper-sprayed in an apparent anti-Asian attack.&nbsp;

During an interview with media outlet PopSugar, which was published on Wednesday, Lee opened up on a range of topics — from her journey so far to aiming to win more medals; and also talked about coping with cruel realities of anti-Asian hate in America.&nbsp;

Anti-Asian hate in the United States has been fueled by COVID-19 misinformation in recent times. During the interview, the 18-year-old gymnast revealed the incident when she was out with friends in Los Angeles.&nbsp;

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They were waiting for a cab ride when a car drove by and people sitting inside&nbsp;of the vehicle were shouting slurs. They pepper-sprayed on her arm as the car sped away.&nbsp;

"I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off. I didn't do anything to them, and having the reputation, it's so hard because I didn't want to do anything that could get me into trouble. I just let it happen," Lee, who is of Hmong descent, recalled the incident which happened in October.&nbsp;

At the Tokyo Games, Lee won women's all-around gymnastics gold succeeding defending champion Simone Biles after she withdrew. She also won team silver and individual bronze on uneven bars at the event.&nbsp;

Lee says she grew up in the Hmong community in St Paul, Minnesota and her parents emigrated from Laos before she was even born. &nbsp;Lee is currently appearing on ABC television's "Dancing With the Stars" competition program.&nbsp;

Sunisa Lee, who is an American artistic gymnast and won gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games this year, revealed a horrific story when she was pepper-sprayed in an apparent anti-Asian attack.

Sunisa Lee, who is an American artistic gymnast and won gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games this year, revealed a horrific story when she was pepper-sprayed in an apparent anti-Asian attack. During an interview with media outlet PopSugar, which was published on Wednesday, Lee opened up on a range of topics — from her journey so far to aiming to win more medals; and also talked about coping with cruel realities of anti-Asian hate in America. Anti-Asian hate in the United States has been fueled by COVID-19 misinformation in recent times. During the interview, the 18-year-old gymnast revealed the incident when she was out with friends in Los Angeles. ALSO READ | Joe Biden to attend Beijing Winter Olympics? Report says he might get a personal invitation from Xi Jinping They were waiting for a cab ride when a car drove by and people sitting inside of the vehicle were shouting slurs. They pepper-sprayed on her arm as the car sped away. "I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off. I didn't do anything to them, and having the reputation, it's so hard because I didn't want to do anything that could get me into trouble. I just let it happen," Lee, who is of Hmong descent, recalled the incident which happened in October. At the Tokyo Games, Lee won women's all-around gymnastics gold succeeding defending champion Simone Biles after she withdrew. She also won team silver and individual bronze on uneven bars at the event. Lee says she grew up in the Hmong community in St Paul, Minnesota and her parents emigrated from Laos before she was even born. Lee is currently appearing on ABC television's "Dancing With the Stars" competition program.

Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in racist attack: 'There was nothing I could do'

With Simone Biles returning to action the Olympic gymnastics competition is assured of a dramatic conclusion on Tuesday as the American bids to end what has been a tumultuous Tokyo Games on a golden high.

Not seen in competition since last Tuesday when she abruptly dropped out of the team event after one vault, citing mental health issues, Biles will get one last shot at Tokyo gold when she competes in the balance beam final.

The second-of-three events on the final night of action at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, all eyes are sure to be on Biles, who had looked set to return home to the United States with only a silver medal from the team event.

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The 24-year-old came to Tokyo eyeing a record haul of six gold and ascending the throne as the greatest female Olympian of all-time across any sport but instead suffered a crisis of confidence that led to her withdrawing from the all-around and vault, uneven bars and floor finals.

Biles, the winner of four gold medals at the 2016 Rio&nbsp;Olympics, explained later she was dealing with the "twisties" -- where gymnasts are disoriented during their gravity-defying sequences.

While Biles is the reigning three-time world champion on the beam and 2016 Rio bronze medallists it is not considered her best apparatus.

But it does represent the least risk when it comes to skills that might be impacted by "the twisties".

A number of difficult acrobatic skills have to be performed on the beam but fast-paced tumbling and aerial twisting manoeuvres are limited on the apparatus.

If Biles were on top of her game she would be the clear favourite, as she would have been on every apparatus in every event in Tokyo, but questions about her fitness and state of mind hang in the air leaving the competition wide open.

China young guns 16-year-old Guan Chenchen and 18-year-old Tang Xijing, the 2018 Youth&nbsp;Olympics&nbsp;beam champion, are podium contenders as is another 16-year-old Vladislava Urazova, of the Russia Olympic Committee.

But the biggest threat Biles might face could come from within her own team with Sunisa Lee, who earlier snatched Biles's all-around crown, bidding for a fourth medal in her first&nbsp;Olympics.

With Simone Biles returning to action the Olympic gymnastics competition is assured of a dramatic conclusion on Tuesday as the American bids to end what has been a tumultuous Tokyo Games on a golden high.

With Simone Biles returning to action the Olympic gymnastics competition is assured of a dramatic conclusion on Tuesday as the American bids to end what has been a tumultuous Tokyo Games on a golden high. Not seen in competition since last Tuesday when she abruptly dropped out of the team event after one vault, citing mental health issues, Biles will get one last shot at Tokyo gold when she competes in the balance beam final. The second-of-three events on the final night of action at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, all eyes are sure to be on Biles, who had looked set to return home to the United States with only a silver medal from the team event. ALSO READ: Tokyo Olympics: IOC to launch formal investigation into Krystsina Tsimanouskaya situation The 24-year-old came to Tokyo eyeing a record haul of six gold and ascending the throne as the greatest female Olympian of all-time across any sport but instead suffered a crisis of confidence that led to her withdrawing from the all-around and vault, uneven bars and floor finals. Biles, the winner of four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, explained later she was dealing with the "twisties" -- where gymnasts are disoriented during their gravity-defying sequences. While Biles is the reigning three-time world champion on the beam and 2016 Rio bronze medallists it is not considered her best apparatus. But it does represent the least risk when it comes to skills that might be impacted by "the twisties". A number of difficult acrobatic skills have to be performed on the beam but fast-paced tumbling and aerial twisting manoeuvres are limited on the apparatus. If Biles were on top of her game she would be the clear favourite, as she would have been on every apparatus in every event in Tokyo, but questions about her fitness and state of mind hang in the air leaving the competition wide open. China young guns 16-year-old Guan Chenchen and 18-year-old Tang Xijing, the 2018 Youth Olympics beam champion, are podium contenders as is another 16-year-old Vladislava Urazova, of the Russia Olympic Committee. But the biggest threat Biles might face could come from within her own team with Sunisa Lee, who earlier snatched Biles's all-around crown, bidding for a fourth medal in her first Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles return set to bring gymnastics to dramatic end

It didn't go as expected&nbsp;as US champion Simone Biles withdrew from the competition after her first event, however, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, and Jordan Chiles competed for their third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the group competition.&nbsp;

Simone Biles, the best gymnast, withdrew from the Olympic final with a "medical issue" after only one event. She displayed a poor vault that saw her bailout and got a 13.766 mark for her endeavours prior to leaving the floor. She got back to the floor however was out very quickly.&nbsp;

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While Team USA went into the final as the gold-medal top choice, the meet ended up being a nail-biter without&nbsp;Simone Biles.&nbsp;

After falling behind on the vault and the bars, Team USA made a solid rebound push on the equilibrium pillar with&nbsp;an extraordinary effort from its three leftover gymnasts — Grace McCallum, Jordan Chiles, and Suni Lee.&nbsp;

They figured out how to sneak past the Russian Olympic Committee to momentarily hold a 0.1-point lead in the third rotation, at the end of the day, they tumbled off in the last rotation on the floor.&nbsp;

Angelina&nbsp;Melnikova scored 13.966 and the ROC have won the women's team all-around by a 3.432-point edge, bringing an end to United States' 11-year dominance. That was an 11.641-point swing from five years prior when the US won the gold fleeing.&nbsp;

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Great Britain arrived at the podium interestingly since 1928, the first run through women's contended in gymnastics at the Olympics. They turned into the first country other than the United States, Romania, China or the Soviet Union, Russia to arrive at the podium in this event since East Germany at Seoul 1988.

All things considered, the ROC featured by Angelina Melnikova, Viktoriia Listunova, and Vladislava Urazova procured its first gold medal&nbsp;since 1988, when the nation had taken part in the summer games as the Soviet Union.

It didn't go as expected as US champion Simone Biles withdrew from the competition after her first event, however, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, and Jordan Chiles competed for their third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the group competition.

It didn't go as expected as US champion Simone Biles withdrew from the competition after her first event, however, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, and Jordan Chiles competed for their third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the group competition. Simone Biles, the best gymnast, withdrew from the Olympic final with a "medical issue" after only one event. She displayed a poor vault that saw her bailout and got a 13.766 mark for her endeavours prior to leaving the floor. She got back to the floor however was out very quickly. ALSO READ: Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles withdraws from women's gymnastics team all-around final While Team USA went into the final as the gold-medal top choice, the meet ended up being a nail-biter without Simone Biles. After falling behind on the vault and the bars, Team USA made a solid rebound push on the equilibrium pillar with an extraordinary effort from its three leftover gymnasts — Grace McCallum, Jordan Chiles, and Suni Lee. They figured out how to sneak past the Russian Olympic Committee to momentarily hold a 0.1-point lead in the third rotation, at the end of the day, they tumbled off in the last rotation on the floor. Angelina Melnikova scored 13.966 and the ROC have won the women's team all-around by a 3.432-point edge, bringing an end to United States' 11-year dominance. That was an 11.641-point swing from five years prior when the US won the gold fleeing. ALSO READ: Olympics: Tokyo battles surge in coronavirus cases as tropical storm Nepartak barrels towards Japan Great Britain arrived at the podium interestingly since 1928, the first run through women's contended in gymnastics at the Olympics. They turned into the first country other than the United States, Romania, China or the Soviet Union, Russia to arrive at the podium in this event since East Germany at Seoul 1988. All things considered, the ROC featured by Angelina Melnikova, Viktoriia Listunova, and Vladislava Urazova procured its first gold medal since 1988, when the nation had taken part in the summer games as the Soviet Union.

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Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on a historic medal in the women&#39;s vault competition by a whisker as she finished a creditable fourth in the final of the Olympic Games here on Sunday. 
 
Dipa averaged 15.066 points to finish fourth. 
 
Simone Biles of the US won the gold with an average of 15.966, while Maria Paseka (15.253) of Russia and Switzerland`s Giulia Steingrubber (15.216) took home the silver and bronze medals respectively. 
 
Dipa scored a total of 14.8661 points with her first attempt which included 6.000 points for difficulty and 8.866 for execution.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 
 
The Tripura gymnast then attempted her renowned Produnova vault in her second attempt. Her run up and the spins in the air were perfect, but the landing saw her falter a bit which ultimately proved to be costly. 
 
The judges awarded Dipa 7.000 points for difficulty and 8.266 for execution and the second attempt total of 15.266 saw her finish with an average of 15.066. 
 
Dipa was at the second spot at that stage behind then leader Steingruber. But she was pushed to the second spot after Maria`s attempt which saw the Russian score 15.266 and 15.241 with her first and second attempts respectively. 
 
The 23-year-old from Agartala soon drooped to the fourth position after Biles brilliant attempt and agonisingly missed out on a medal by 0.15 point margin. 
 
(IANS)

The gymnast attempted her renowned Produnova vault in her second attempt

Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on a historic medal in the women's vault competition by a whisker as she finished a creditable fourth in the final of the Olympic Games here on Sunday. Dipa averaged 15.066 points to finish fourth. Simone Biles of the US won the gold with an average of 15.966, while Maria Paseka (15.253) of Russia and Switzerland`s Giulia Steingrubber (15.216) took home the silver and bronze medals respectively. Dipa scored a total of 14.8661 points with her first attempt which included 6.000 points for difficulty and 8.866 for execution. The Tripura gymnast then attempted her renowned Produnova vault in her second attempt. Her run up and the spins in the air were perfect, but the landing saw her falter a bit which ultimately proved to be costly. The judges awarded Dipa 7.000 points for difficulty and 8.266 for execution and the second attempt total of 15.266 saw her finish with an average of 15.066. Dipa was at the second spot at that stage behind then leader Steingruber. But she was pushed to the second spot after Maria`s attempt which saw the Russian score 15.266 and 15.241 with her first and second attempts respectively. The 23-year-old from Agartala soon drooped to the fourth position after Biles brilliant attempt and agonisingly missed out on a medal by 0.15 point margin. (IANS)

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