Olympic champ Tori Bowie's mental health struggles were no secret inside track's tight-knit family

United States' Tori Bowie gestures after receiving the gold medal she won in the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in London, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie's autopsy included an easy-to-overlook, one-line notation beneath the heading "Medical History:" Bipolar disorder. In and around track circles, where the champion sprinter's absence is hitting particularly hard heading into Saturday's opening of the first world championships since her death, Bowie's mental health struggles were more than an afterthought. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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By Associated Press

August 18, 2023 at 4:02 AM UTC

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook, one-line notation beneath the heading “Medical History:" Bipolar disorder.

In and around track circles, where the champion sprinter’s absence is hitting particularly hard heading into Saturday's opening in Hungary of the first world championships since her death, Bowie’s mental health struggles were more than an afterthought.