The women's Olympic all-around title has been in U.S. hands since 2004 and it wasn't about to get away on Sunisa Lee's watch.
As the world continues to react to the absence of U.S. superstar Simone Biles, who withdrew from the team and individual all-around events for mental health reasons, Lee made sure there was no American letdown, scoring well on all four apparatuses on her way to the gold medal at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Wednesday night.
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