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This 22-Year-Old BMX Gold Medalist Had To Crowdfund Her Olympics Bid After Her Funding Was Cut To Support Male Riders
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This 22-Year-Old BMX Gold Medalist Had To Crowdfund Her Olympics Bid After Her Funding Was Cut To Support Male Riders

The UK government decided to fund only men's riders so Bethany Shiever had to set up a crowdfunder so she would be able to go to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She raised the money and single handedly won the gold medal.

The UK government decided to fund only men's riders so Bethany Shiever had to set up a crowdfunder so she would be able to go to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She...