Clarissa Saunders died in Orlando, Florida, where she was attending a watch party for her daughter.
“You’ve shown me what strength is and for that I can push through anything. You’ve shown me relentlessness and for that I’ve learned determination. You’ve given me life and shown me love and for that I owe you everything,” she wrote.“Her mother leaves behind an incredible legacy in her daughter for who we are so proud and grateful to call our teammate,”made headlines
Sunday when she raised her arms above her head in an X symbol while on the podium during the medal ceremony, despite a ban on protests and demonstrations at the Olympics. She said she did so in recognition of “all people who are oppressed.”, according to NBC News. “I’m about to inspire so many young girls, so many young boys, so many LGBTQ people, so many people that have battled suicide. So many people that have almost given up.
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