{"success":true,"data":{"id":"ef2d47bd-bf5e-4298-8a06-f3fe1e73e831","title":"Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics","summary":"Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Not now Yes please Light Dark Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged ...","content":"## Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent\n\nNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.\n\nNot now Yes please\n\nLight Dark\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics\n\n[Brittney Donovan](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/brittney-donovan)Tuesday 14 July 2026 17:33 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nSuni Lee, of the United States, performs on the beam during the women's artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals in Bercy Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024(AP 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