Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee is walking away from college gymnastics.
Lee, who won three medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo including gold in the women’s individual all-around, announced on Twitter Monday that after two years at Auburn, she would no longer be competing at the collegiate level because of a "non-gymnastics health related issue" with her kidneys.
Sunisa Lee of Team United States poses with her gold medal after winning the Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) "I have been dealing with a non-gymnastics health related issue involving my kidneys.
For my safety, the medical team did not clear me to train and compete over the last few weeks," Lee wrote. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SPRINTER LEAVES MOMS OF SON'S CLASSMATES IN THE DUST DURING FRIENDLY RACE "I am blessed and thankful to be working with the best specialized medical team to treat and manage my diagnosis.