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Suni was the first Hmong American to win an Olympic gold medal, and now she'll be the first female athlete to ever be commemorated in a St. Paul Park.
A new sculpture unveiled on Sunday in St. Paul is honoring gold-medalist gymnast and hometown hero Suni Lee.
Suni Lee stared in awe at the sculpture unveiled on a sunny Sunday morning at Phalen Regional Park — a bronze bust of the St. Paul native that overlooks Lake Phalen. The Hmong American Olympic champion said she was grateful to have inspired a community she's proud to be a part of. "I wouldn't be here without you guys truly, selling the T-shirts and coming to fundraisers and helping everything ...
There's a new honor for Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee in her hometown of St. Paul. Mayor Melvin Carter was among those on hand as a new bust of Lee was unveiled at Phalen Regional Park on Sunday. Lee won gold during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.