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Middletown teen has golden victory at World Gymnastics Championships
NEWARK, DELAWARE — She left the country relatively unknown and returned home a world champion.
Middletown’s Morgan Hurd, 16, earned stardom by winning the recent all-around competition at the World Gymnastics Championships in Montreal.
The rise was stunning, considering her sixth-place finish in all-around at the U.S. championships in August. She made the four-member national team after an impressive performance at a camp that followed.
Minutes before the all-around competition, Hurd replaced reigning U.S. champion Ragan Smith, who suffered an ankle injury and withdrew.
Read more: http://delawarestatenews.net/people/middletown-teen-golden-victory-world-gymnastics-championships/