American gymnastics star Simone Biles is scheduled to compete again at the US Classic in early August, the first event she will hold after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
The information was released this Wednesday by the North American Federation of the modality (USA Gymnastics), indicating that Biles, who has seven Olympic medals, four of which were champions, in the Rio 2016 Games, is part of the women’s team in the 5 -event of the day. of August.
The gymnast has been absent for the last two years, after her troubled participation in the Tokyo 2020 Games, in which she withdrew from participating in some competitions for psychological reasons, later focusing on her mental health.
In Tokyo, she withdrew from the all-around individual event and returned solo to compete on the Olympic beam, where she won bronze and her seventh Olympic medal, equaling compatriot Shannon Miller’s medal tally.
After the Tokyo Games, Biles, now 26, became one of the biggest advocates for athletes’ mental health.
The US Classic is one of the main events on the national calendar of the North American federation and serves as a prelude to the nationals of the modality, this year scheduled for the end of August in San José, California.
In 2018, Biles returned to the US Classic, after a two-year hiatus after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but this time, with a year to go until Paris 2024, he has taken a more low-key approach, brushing off the pressure he experienced before. from Tokyo.
Source: TSF
