Hours After Dropping Out of World Championships, Suni Lee Announces a Surprise Update

Sunisa Lee is going through a rough patch. The 20-year-old reigning Olympic champion just pulled out of the upcoming?World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. A persistent kidney issue has been plaguing Lee for the past six months. This has already hampered her training significantly. However, off the court, the other part of Lee’s life has some good news to offer.

While Sunisa Lee’s fans are yet to hear about her withdrawal from Lee herself, she has not withdrawn from social media. Winner of the highly coveted gold medal for all-around gymnastics in the Tokyo Olympics, Lee’s recent update on Instagram will surely entice her 1.6 million followers.

Suni Lee’s gift ahead of National Gymnastics Day

In her recent Instagram post, Lee joined forces with GK Elite, the world’s top gymnastics apparel brand. This partnership is causing a stir in the gymnastics fashion world and is making many people in the gymnastics fashion world excited. Suni Lee shared a beautiful red outfit with her name “Suni Lee” on it in her post. This outfit shows their shared goal to improve gymnastics clothing and make it more stylish.

Suni Lee and GK Elite worked together to create this red leotard, making it both stylish and practical for gymnasts. But there’s more to this celebration!

The caption for this exciting giveaway, thoughtfully crafted by GK Elite, reads: “The National Gymnastics Week celebration continues! Today you have the chance to win a signed @sunisalee leotard from the 2020 All-Around Olympic Champion!”

In the post, Suni Lee announced an exclusive giveaway, offering fans the opportunity to win a signed leotard from the 2020 All-Around Olympic Champion herself. To take part, one has to simply follow the official handles of GK Elite and Suni Lee, like the post, and share her favorite gymnastics skill in the comments.

Despite the triumph off the court, Sunisa Lee is currently facing a career slowdown because of a medical issue. As a result, she won’t be taking part in the?World Artistic Gymnastics Championships this year.

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When will Lee return to the gymnastics arena?

Sunisa Lee faced a challenging decision to withdraw from the upcoming World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Her choice was primarily driven by ongoing health concerns related to kidney diseases that surfaced earlier this year. These medical issues disrupted her training and ultimately forced her to cut short her second and final college season at Auburn University in March. In an exclusive interview with the Olympics in August, Lee admitted,

?I have been in and out of the gym just because there?s just so many doctor?s appointments, and I?m taking a lot of medication, so it kind of varies every day. I could wake up very swollen some days and not be able to put my fingers inside my grips. It?s really difficult to kind of work through, but on the days that I can do stuff and I am feeling good, I try and take advantage of that and just get everything done.?

With limited participation in training and competitions throughout this season, competing solely on the balance beam and vault at recent events, the decision to abstain from participating in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship underscores her commitment to prioritizing her health ahead of the Olympics. Meanwhile, her partnership with GK Elite has reignited new excitement among her fans. Yet, the burning question remains: Will she be fully prepared for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris? Only time will tell.

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