Gymnastics Ireland apologizes after young Black gymnast passed over during medal ceremony

Oh but when a white Zimbabwe girl wins all everyones calling it racist double standard

I'm surprised her parents didn't go up on stage and confront the lady Because that's something that I would have done if you bypass my child This is how they break your children's spirit She would never forget that.

I hope that Karen fees good with herself. Now the world can see the content of her character and how a child showed her up. Such low class

This what happens when you are in a WAR !! The transatlantic race WAR never ended!!
When you in a war you have no remorse for the enemy PERIOD!!!!! From children to the elderly no remorse

despicable

No one even spoke up in that moment. The whole bunch of people who watched the ceremony and stayed silent while the little girl was skipped is responsible as well

Media LOVES this story. Holy smoke. The news room is like....this is irish gold!

All babies deserve recognition…ALL

Shame on the societies that support such discrimination or put such horrible humans in such positions.

Wow just wow a whole year

Not only does is happen to yt people everyday, but it gets praised when non yt people do it.

Damn a whole year????? Thats just unacceptable. If youre going to be so flagrantly racist domt offer up such a fake apolotgy. Own up to it and make changes.

I would have been on that floor so quickly.... How is the prison in Ireland? lol

I don't know much about Ireland. So this lowers my opinion of them as an entire country.

IT TOOK A YEAR FOR AN APOLOGY? THAT'S DISGUSTING

The proper way to apologize is to INVESTIGATE and fire all people involved which made the decision to skip the black girl. That was no accident, that was obviously a deliberate act!

That's a hell of a growth spurt in 1 ½ years. Hope she doesn't get too tall for her sport.

Thankfully Simone was able to mend her little heart with that encouragement. That happening, especially to a child, is just awful. I hope we see her in the Olympics one day.

I usually don't talk about racism. I don't use this word in vain but that is actually racist . I am trying to imagine but i can't see how she could have missed her by mistake.

Im not going to lie im a bit racist for certain reasons but even this makes me angry. Outrageous to do that to her. How could someone be so cruel to a child.

That's Ireland for you.

Disgusting and upsetting.

That's bad ....

It’s ok. She’ll be winning gold for her country in less than decade and when they ask what her motivation was she’ll have the perfect answer . . .

.. and she was smiling so happily thInking the woman was going to put the medal around her .. very very wicked if that woman.. 😰😰😰😰😨

I can't believe it has to go to the media for an apology ...how long will black people be disrespected .... sickening

It is shocking !!

Well if she was in Africa instead of Ireland she wouldn’t have to worry about being discriminated against 🤷‍♀️

If this wasn't view around the world there wouldn't be any apologies and on top of that they're not really sorry, this is just pathetic

She and her children will suffer... the world sees her!!

It’s so sad, but she will be okay. She will learn this is sometimes a reality we live with 💯

What the af??? Thank you Simone Biles.

That's straight BULLS--- !!!! I couldn't been a parent in that crowd !!!

Why give an apology when you're not sorry?😊

Hmm... Not Surprised. They're worst when they're not in their country. Some. Not all Irish people are like that. Hope she becomes a worldwide sensation

It took 18 months for them to apologize for a lady. Does anyone know her name?

Even in our present day this is something that happens FAR more often than you might assume but much more subtle - Racism is a belief in a system and it will never go away.

When the little girl is accepting her gold medal 15 years years from now, hopefully she thanks that racist women for motivating her to be the best version of herself.

The girl did receive the participating medal along with a winners medal at the winners ceremony

They did this on purpose now I know they are racist

Yeah that's nice. 🙄

It really angers me whenever I see this! How dare she does this to that poor child! Apology a year later !!! DISGUSTING

When people say racism doesn't exist... As a Nigerian girl who has experienced racism as well, this hits home. Thankfully, she has a strong mother by her side.

Smh sad

😢😢😢.... my heart breaks for that child. A childs spirit is so important.

Hold on, why didn't she get a medal? Is it because there not enough medals or the presenter left the stage with a medal in hand?

Never call yaself a color....Your a culture not a crayon en a box

It was done on purpose. I dont accept the "apology ".