BBC Aired Simone Manuel’s Historic Gold Medal Win in Real Time, Not Official Olympics Channel NBC

NBC didn’t air Simone Manuel’s gold medal ceremony as it happened, instead preferring to air footage of Russian gymnasts from hours earlier, Deadspin reported. Manuel’s win was historic as she became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual swimming event when she tied Canadian Penny Oleksiak for the gold. 

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Source: Your Black World News