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Mother of Olympic Silver Medalist Raven Saunders Dies

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Clarissa Saunders, the mother of Olympic shot-put silver medalist Raven Saunders, died on Tuesday, Raven confirmed on social media.

According to the Charleston Post and Courier, Clarissa Saunders died in Orlando, where she was attending Tokyo 2020 watch parties for the families of Team USA athletes.