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Simone Biles condemns US Olympic Committee, FBI for sex-abuse crisis

US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US. [Reuters]

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles held back tears on Wednesday, as she told lawmakers how the FBI and US gymnastic and Olympic officials failed to stop the sexual abuse that she and hundreds of other athletes suffered from former doctor Larry Nassar.

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