Former tennis player Billie Jean King poses for a portrait while promoting PBS's American Masters series in Beverly Hills, California August 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former American tennis star Billie Jean King will be unable to join the official U.S. delegation attending the Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremonies due to a serious illness in her family, the White House said on Wednesday.
King was one of three openly gay American athletes named to the U.S. delegation, along with skating champion Brian Boitano and ice hockey medallist Caitlin Cahow. Their selection was intended to send a message against Russia's anti-gay laws.
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