Posted: Friday, July 8, 2022. 7:03 am CST.
By Rubén Morales Iglesias: “I’m so honored & thankful to be recognized by President Biden for this prestigious award. I still have no words. I’m shocked,” said Simone Biles in a social media post on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a special decoration ceremony at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
Biles, who has seven Olympic medals and 19 World Championships, became the youngest American to receive the highest civil honor in the United States.
Biles, who has Belizean parentage and also has Belizean citizenship, was here in Belize the past weekend vacationing at Ambergris Caye.
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