Article 6WSNS Simone Biles unsure of competing at 2028 LA Olympics: ‘My body is aging’

Simone Biles unsure of competing at 2028 LA Olympics: ‘My body is aging’

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  • American has won seven Olympics golds
  • Biles would be 31 at the start of next Summer Games

Simone Biles says she is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

The 28-year-old says she has other priorities, and is mindful of the demands her sport puts on her body at an age when most elite gymnasts have long since retired. Biles will be 31 when the LA Olympics start: the oldest all-around female gymnastics champion is Maria Gorokhovskaya, who won gold at the age of 30 at the 1952 Games.

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