‘Mental health’ behind Simone Biles’ shock Olympic team final exit
The Hindu
Biles came into the team finals after uncharacteristic stumbles in qualifying that left the U.S. women behind their Russian opponents.
A tearful Simone Biles said “mental health concerns” were behind her on Tuesday with the superstar gymnast’s participation in the rest of the Tokyo Olympics now uncertain. The 24-year-old American arrived in Japan as one of the headline acts of the pandemic-postponed 2020 Games, her diminutive frame shouldering an immense weight of expectation as she pursued a record-equalling nine Olympic titles. Biles came into the team finals after uncharacteristic stumbles in qualifying that left the U.S. women behind their Russian opponents.
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