LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - A Lynn resident and boxer who competed in the 2020 Olympics received a key to the city Wednesday.
Rashida Ellis rode in a fire truck to City Hall, where she met with Lynn Mayor Tom McGee.
He handed Ellis a large gold key to the city before she proudly lifted it up into the air.
“It was an honor to present a Key to the City to Lynn’s own Rashida Ellis-Team USA Boxer,” McGee wrote on Facebook. “You have made your city and country proud and we look forward to continuing to follow your career. #Paris2024”
Ellis competed for Team USA in Tokyo after coming in first in the U.S. Olympic team trials for boxing.
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