Olympic champion Simone Biles out of team finals with apparent injury

Olympic champion Simone Biles withdrew from team finals at Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday with apparent injury. According to a Twitter thread by Olympics official handle, she withdrew from the final on Tuesday at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after leaving the arena to be attended to by the trainer.

Releasing a statement, USA Gymnastics said Biles withdrew from the team final competition due to a medical issue and she will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.

Biles was a strong contender and was looking to add to her haul of four gold medals won at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Biles, who is often regarded as the greatest gymnast of all times, won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics. But the US star said that the Olympics were no joke.

In one of her Instagram posts, the 24-year-old said that it was not an easy day at the Tokyo Olympics. “It wasn’t an easy day or my best but I got through it,” she wrote.

“I know I brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn’t affect me but damn sometimes it’s hard hahaha,” Biles added.

Biles has qualified for all six women’s finals, starting with Tuesday’s team final.

She has the potential to level Soviet great Larisa Latynina’s record of nine gymnastics gold medals, or even surpass it now she has qualified for all six finals.