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The embattled president of USA Gymnastics stepped down Thursday, less than a week after U.S. Olympic Committee officials called for his resignation amid a growing sexual-abuse scandal in the sport’s governing body.
Steve Penny, who had led USA Gymnastics through three Olympics since 2005, told the organization’s board of directors of his decision to resign during a conference call Thursday, a USA Gymnastics spokeswoman said in an…