According to the News of the New York Times on the 27th, Simone Biles, a famous gymnast in the United States, has withdrawn from the gymnastics women's team final at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Information on the Olympic website shows that she has been listed as a candidate.
A U.S. gymnastics official confirmed the news, but did not give any reason. Some US media quoted a statement from the American Gymnastics Association as saying that Biles withdrew from the competition due to medical issues.
In the first round, Biles made a major mistake in the vault event. CCTV commentator He Kexin said that "I have never seen her make such a mistake." In the end, Byers scored only 13.766 points, the lowest on the team.
It is reported that the U.S. team subsequently changed the list, and Biles has also been listed as a substitute. NBC also quoted a statement from the National Gymnastics Association as saying That Biles withdrew from the competition due to medical issues. She will undergo daily medical evaluations to determine if she can compete in future competitions.
American women's gymnast Simon Byers
According to public information, Biles won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze at the 2013 World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, becoming the biggest winner of the Gymnastics World Championships that year. In 2014, she became famous at the World Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, winning a total of 4 gold and 1 silver, and defending the championships in all-around and freestyle events.
At the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Biles won 4 gold and 1 bronze, winning another 4 gold medals. After three World Championships, Biles won a total of 10 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze, becoming the first athlete in the history of women's gymnastics to achieve the triple crown in the individual all-around and the largest number of gold medals in the World Championships.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the 19-year-old Biles won 4 gold and 1 bronze, becoming a bright superstar in the women's gymnastics world.
Biles won the Lawrence Award for Best Female Athlete in 2017. Subsequently, in December 2018, she was also named one of the top ten international athletes in 2018 by the Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency.