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01 August 2021Simone Biles, the American star of gymnastics, will not even participate in the free body final tomorrow. This was announced by the American Gymnastics Federation, after - for "mental" reasons - the 24-year-old champion had already left the team and general competitions last week, then renouncing the vaulting and parallel bars.
Only the beam remains at stake for Tokyo 2020: "Simone retires from the free body final - reads the press release from the US Gymnastic Federation - and will make a decision for the beam (scheduled for Tuesday.