JO-2020 - Gym: American Sunisa Lee, Olympic all-around champion, succeeds Simone Biles
Tokyo (AFP)
American Sunisa Lee became Olympic champion in the all-around gymnastics competition on Thursday in Tokyo, succeeding her compatriot Simone Biles, who had withdrawn.
Lee, 18, finished the competition with a total of 57.433 points and edged out Brazilian Rebeca Andrade (57.298 points) and Russian Angelina Melnikova (57.199 points) who took the silver and bronze medals.
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Tokyo (AFP)
American Sunisa Lee became Olympic champion in the all-around gymnastics competition on Thursday in Tokyo, succeeding her compatriot Simone Biles, who had withdrawn.
Lee, 18, finished the competition with a total of 57.433 points and edged out Brazilian Rebeca Andrade (57.298 points) and Russian Angelina Melnikova (57.199 points) who took the silver and bronze medals.
© 2021 AFP