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<v ->Thank you for the opportunity</v>

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to share my story with this committee

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and for bringing light to the crisis of abuse

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in amateur sports.

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Your commitment to ensuring the safety of gymnasts

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and all amateur athletes is appreciated,

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important, and necessary

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to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.

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Please bear with me.

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To be perfectly honest,

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I can imagine no place

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that I would be less comfortable right now

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than sitting here in front of you sharing these comments.

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My name is Simone Biles,