Gymnastics Ireland (GI) has issued an unequivocal apology for the alleged racist treatment of a young Black gymnast during a medal presentation at an event in Dublin in 2022. A video of the incident surfaced on social media last week, sparking outrage and condemnation from the gymnastics community and beyond.
The video, widely shared on Friday, showed an official seemingly skipping the young Black gymnast, among the competitors the rest being white, when distributing medals to a row of girls. The young athlete appeared bewildered by the incident.
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