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Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles back to competition for the beam final

2021-08-02T09:44:45.931Z


The American gymnast is registered for the beam final which will take place this Tuesday. His demons may have moved away ... After withdrawing at the start of the all-around team competition last Tuesday, to everyone's surprise, then withdrawing from the vault, uneven bars and floor finals, Simone Biles, 24 , should line up on the beam on Tuesday (10:50 a.m.). In any case, she is officially registered for the competition according to the list of entries published this Monday by the Ame


His demons may have moved away ... After withdrawing at the start of the all-around team competition last Tuesday, to everyone's surprise, then withdrawing from the vault, uneven bars and floor finals, Simone Biles, 24 , should line up on the beam on Tuesday (10:50 a.m.).

In any case, she is officially registered for the competition according to the list of entries published this Monday by the American Gymnastics Federation.

“We are very happy to confirm that you will see two American gymnasts in the beam final tomorrow - Suni Lee AND Simone Biles !!

Can't wait to follow you both!

», Wrote USA Gymnastics on its Twitter account.

The beam final is the last on the women's artistic gymnastics program.

Simone Biles is BACK.

#TokyoOlympics x @TeamUSA https://t.co/FkdmN57U1Y

- #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 2, 2021

The four-time Olympic champion in Rio (individual and team all-around, vault and floor) and 19 times world champion had until then given up due to loss of landmarks in space - called "twisties" which put her physically in danger and more psychological difficulties.

With sincerity, she had explained to the media having to "face her demons" and need to preserve her sanity after having undergone great pressure to succeed in recent weeks.

Read alsoJO Tokyo: the mental health of athletes, a taboo lifted thanks to Simone Biles?

The American gymnast, the most successful athlete in the history of her discipline, does not hide her waves from her soul. Without taboos, she now talks about her past injuries. In a recent documentary, Simone Biles recounted her suffering, the violence she suffered during her childhood and adolescence. She was notably abused by the doctor of the American gymnastics team, Larry Nassar.

Source: leparis

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