Article 5MNT7 Simone Biles pulls out of Olympics all-around gymnastics final to focus on mental health

Simone Biles pulls out of Olympics all-around gymnastics final to focus on mental health

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Sean Ingle in Tokyo
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  • Biles cited mental health concern in Tuesday's withdrawal
  • No decision on her participation in individual finals

Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women's all-around gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday after a further medical evaluation determined that she is not yet ready to compete. The news followed her dramatic decision to stop competing in the women's team event on Tuesday after only one rotation on the vault due to mental health issues.

However, a statement from US gymnastics left open the possibility that Biles, who could still compete in four more finals, may return for the individual events at the Games next week.

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