Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she was recently a target of a racist attack.
Lee -- the first Hmong American Olympic gold medalist -- says one person even sprayed her arm with pepper spray before speeding off.
The"Dancing with the Stars" contestant opened up on the incident -- which happened a week before the interview -- saying,"I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off," she told the outlet. The number of hate crimes directed at Asians in America has risen in recent years ... with a study at California State University, San Bernardino reporting a 150% increase in 2020.
"I didn't do anything to them," Lee added,"and having the reputation, it's so hard because I didn't want to do anything that could get me into trouble. I just let it happen."
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