{"id":39323,"date":"2021-08-01T03:39:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T03:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39323"},"modified":"2021-08-01T03:39:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T03:39:25","slug":"simone-biles-withdraws-from-floor-final-at-tokyo-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39323","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles withdraws from floor final at Tokyo Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dates:<\/strong> 23 July-8 August <\/span>Time in Tokyo:<\/strong> BST +8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage:<\/strong> Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Monday’s floor final at the Tokyo Olympics but is yet to make a decision on whether she will compete in the beam final on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also withdrew from Sunday’s vault and uneven bars finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

A tweet from USA Gymnastics <\/span>said:<\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a> “We’re all behind you, Simone.”<\/span><\/p>\n

It means Great Britain’s Jennifer Gadirova enters the floor final having been first reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biles had her lowest Olympic vault score in the opening rotation before withdrawing from the team final on 26 July.<\/span><\/p>\n

She left the arena but returned to support her team-mates as the defending champions claimed silver behind the Russian Olympic Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Team silver in Tokyo was Biles’ sixth Olympic medal and took her tally of Olympic and World Championship medals to 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

Afterwards, Biles said: “After the performance I did, I just didn’t want to go on. I have to focus on my mental health. I just think mental health is more prevalent in sports right now.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We have to protect our minds and our bodies and not just go out and do what the world wants us to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t trust myself as much any more. Maybe it’s getting older. There were a couple of days when everybody tweets you and you feel the weight of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’re not just athletes. We’re people at the end of the day and sometimes you just have to step back.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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