Biles withdraws from Tokyo’s all-around final, citing focus on mental health

By Jeremy Beaman

Published July 28, 2021 2:08pm ET

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Biles withdraws from Tokyo’s all-around final, citing focus on mental health — Star Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will not compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games’s women’s individual all-around final on Thursday, USA Gymnastics said, citing the athlete’s need to focus on her mental health. Biles, who won the event at the 2016 Rio Games, had already pulled out of the team gymnastics final on Tuesday, which […]

Star Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will not compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games’s women’s individual all-around final on Thursday, USA Gymnastics said, citing the athlete’s need to focus on her mental health.

Biles, who won the event at the 2016 Rio Games, had already pulled out of the team gymnastics final on Tuesday, which the organization said was done “out of an abundance of caution for her mental and physical well-being.”

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