LONDON (Reuters) - As the United States' flag rose in the London ExCel Centre, the country's first judo gold medallist Kayla Harrison broke down in tears as the enormity of her achievement in overcoming child sex abuse to become an Olympic champion sank in.
"I was kind of reflecting back on my life and everything that it's taken to get here and everything I've gone through and everything that everyone in my family has sacrificed," she said.
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