TOKYO – Simone Biles will make her long-awaited bid for an individual gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, while the men’s 400m hurdles and women’s 200m finals take centre stage on the track.
American superstar gymnast Biles, who won four gold medals in Rio five years ago, has said she is struggling with the “twisties”, a condition where gymnasts lose the ability to orientate themselves in mid-air.
She dramatically pulled out of last week’s team competition final after one vault as Team USA took silver, and said she feared for her mental health.
The 19-time world champion subsequently withdrew from the all-around final and three of the four apparatus finals — the floor, vault and uneven bars.
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