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Simone Biles withdraws from floor event final, her fourth withdrawal at the Tokyo Olympics

American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Monday’s floor final at the Tokyo Olympics but is yet to make a decision on whether she will compete in the beam final on Tuesday. The four-time Olympic champion, 24, had already withdrawn from the women’s team final and individual all-around final to focus on her mental health. […]

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Simone Biles withdraws from two more events as the US gymnast continues to battle mental health issues

Simone Biles has withdrawn from the vault and uneven bar apparatus finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the US gymnast continued to wrestle with mental health issues. Biles had earlier stunned the Tokyo Games when she dropped out of the team competition following a poor opening vault and then decided not to defend […]

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Simone Biles: 4-time Olympic gold medalist pulls out of gymnastics team final to ‘focus on mental health’

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles pulled out of the women’s gymnastics team final saying: “I have to focus on my mental health”. The American left the arena after the vault, but later returned to support her team-mates as they claimed silver behind the Russian Olympic Committee. Biles, 24, scored 13.766 – her lowest Olympic […]