LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields is being honored by Michigan lawmakers at the state Capitol.
The Flint native received a standing ovation Wednesday afternoon from senators and guests in the Senate gallery in Lansing.
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She also will be honored in the state House by Rep. Woodrow Stanley, Democratic House Leader Richard Hammel and other legislators from Genesee County.
The 17-year-old Shields is a junior at Flint Northwestern High School. She beat Nadezda Torlopova of Russia 19-12 in London on her way to the gold in the first Olympics featuring women’s boxing.
Shields was the only U.S. fighter to win a gold at the London Olympics.
Hundreds of Flint and Genesee County residents greeted her return home Monday at Bishop International Airport.