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Cardiac event reveals Olympian's rare heart condition: "There was a God present"

Olympian Jenny Simpson said she won't be able to run again after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition earlier this year.

Cardiac event reveals Olympian's rare heart condition: "There was a God present"

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