Gabby Douglas, history-making Olympian, announces return to gymnastics

The now 27-year-old was the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title.

WASHINGTON — Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas is making a comeback attempt with her eyes set on the 2024 Paris Games, . 

The now 27-year-old was the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title at the London Olympics in 2012. But Douglas hasn’t competed since the Rio Olympics in 2016, when she helped the U.S. women’s gymnastics team win a second consecutive gold medal. 

In 2017, Douglas revealed publicly that she was one of the gymnasts who had been sexually abused by disgraced doctor Larry Nassar. 

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