The young black girl who found herself at the centre of an international controversy after she was allegedly snubbed at a medal ceremony in Dublin has been awarded a gymnastics scholarship to Princeton University.
Now aged 12, the hugely promising athlete has been awarded a gymnastics scholarship to Princeton University in New Jersey, the Irish Mirror can exclusively reveal.READ MORE: 'There is no place for racism' - Sport Minister reacts to Irish Mirror's Gymnastics Ireland investigation The organisation also stopped the volunteer judge who passed by the young gymnast during the medal ceremony from apologising directly to the girl and her family around three weeks after the incident.
And the little gymnast herself is “beyond excited”, according to her mum, who paid tribute to her daughter’s resolve, remarking: “No matter what, she keeps her head up.”