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Simon Bailes will not participate in the final battle: "Concentrate on her mental state" - Walla! Tokyo 2020 Olympics

2021-07-28T06:38:05.868Z


After retiring during the group finals, the American Gymnastics Association issued a statement regarding the legendary athlete: "The decision was made after further medical evaluation. In the coming days, decisions will be made regarding the individual professions."


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Simon Bales will not participate in the final battle: "Concentrate on her mental state"

After retiring during the group finals, the American Gymnastics Association issued a statement regarding the legendary athlete: "The decision was made after further medical evaluation. In the coming days, decisions will be made regarding the individual professions."

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Simon Bailes will not compete in the finals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - the largest event in the gymnastics industry.

A statement from the U.S. Gymnastics Association said this morning (Wednesday): "After further medical evaluation, Simon Bailes retired from the finals of the multi-fight, to concentrate on her mental state.

Simon will continue to be evaluated on a daily basis, then it will be decided whether it will participate professions Individual. "



" We Tmocim fully in the decision of Simon and applaud her courage in favor of health, "added American Association," courage proves once again why she is a role model for all So many people. "



Bales has been in the eye of the storm since yesterday, after one exercise (the jumps) in the group competition she decided to retire. Not long after, she and the American team said it was not an injury, but a mental distress she got into.

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Bales arrived at the Tokyo Olympics as the biggest star, garnering tremendous attention and expectations to win six gold medals.

Her sensational performances at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and those that came in the competitions that followed, made her a sure candidate to win gold in multi-event, team competition and most individual disciplines.



On Monday, the 24-year-old American participated in the preliminary competitions and although she achieved the highest cumulative result, quite a few reviews were heard for her performance.

About 24 hours later, she performed the same unsuccessful exercise in the group competition and then retired.

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