A Junior Olympics win, and a surprise, for homeless Brooklyn kids
August 2, 2016 By Ezra Kaplan Associated Press
Juennes Track Club athlete Rainn Sheppard, 10, left, of Brooklyn, shares a hug with her mom, Tonia Handy, who surprised Rainn by showing up to watch her compete in the Junior Olympics. Jerry Baker/Houston Chronicle via AP
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The biggest surprise Monday for 10-year-old Rainn Sheppard, competing at the Junior Olympics in Houston and far from the New York City homeless shelter she shares with her two sisters and mother, wasn’t the gold medal she won in the 3,000 meters.