‘I Love Representing the US’: Gold Medal Winner Tamyra Mensah-Stock Goes Viral After Professing Love for Country

‘I Love Representing the US’: Gold Medal Winner Tamyra Mensah-Stock Goes Viral After Professing Love for Country
USA's Tamyra Mariama Mensah-Stock celebrates her gold medal victory against Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu in their women's freestyle 68kg wrestling final match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2021. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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American wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock has gone viral after she expressed her love for the United States in an interview following a historic Olympic win, which saw her secure a gold medal in the 68kg final over Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria.

An emotional Mensah-Stock draped the American flag over her shoulders as she took questions from reporters after completing her stunning run in Tokyo by beating Oborududu 4–1 in the final of the women’s freestyle light heavyweight category.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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