Bridgeport native Ariana Ramsey was recently honored with a homecoming after returning with a bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Olympics with Team USA women’s rugby team, reports Dave Edwards for 6abc.

Her success has helped bring the very proud Montgomery County community together.

“Ariana has worked so hard to get to this point and I’m just so happy for her. She’s put in a lot of dedication, hard work. She’s always stayed focus.” said her mom, Candice Dean.

With rugby being such a tough sport — especially for girls — it’s Dean hope that her daughter Ariana can serve as a source of motivation to others.

“This is the most fans that we have ever had in rugby, so it was pretty overwhelming,” Ramsey said. “But we nailed it, we did what we had to do, and we got the medal.”

Read more about Ariana Ramsey’s hero’s welcome as she returned to Bridgeport in 6abc.

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