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28 Jul, 7 tweets, 4 min read

🤸Simone Biles withdrew from the individual all-around competition on Wednesday, a day after shocking the world by pulling out of the team all-around event in the Tokyo Olympics.

Read more on what happened to Simone Biles here👇
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Biles made the decision so she "can focus on her mental health," USA Gymnastics said

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On Tuesday, the 24-year-old gymnast withdrew from her team event after a single vault.

"After the performance I did I just didn't want to go on," said Biles
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"I think it's really brave of Simone Biles to put her own health and well-being first," writes @Bdownie

"People outside the sport may not recognise this, but gymnastics is really dangerous if your head's not in the right place"

Read more👇
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@Bdownie

@Bdownie ✍️"Biles had served ample warning that she was struggling with a delayed Tokyo 2020," writes @oliverbrown_tel

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@Bdownie

@Bdownie @oliverbrown_tel "Biles, lest anyone forget, retains an astounding resilience. In 2018, she led the US to a world title despite being diagnosed with a kidney stone" ✍️@oliverbrown_tel

@Bdownie

@Bdownie @oliverbrown_tel Read chief sports writer @oliverbrown_tel's full comment piece here👇

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