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28.07.2021 - 15:07 / msn.com
Piers Morgan has attracted another storm of criticism after lashing out against yet another high-profile woman of colour. This time, it’s after he said it was a “joke” that decorated US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s women’s team final for mental health reasons.
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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from two more event finals at the Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announced that the athlete, 24, will not compete in the vault and uneven bar finals this Sunday following her withdrawal from the team finals and individual all-around finals this week, in which she cited mental health concerns. She will be replaced by MyKayla Skinner.
Simone Biles has been keeping relatively quiet about her shocking Olympic withdrawal, but what minimal social media activity she has engaged in has spoken volumes.
Jennifer Yuma editorOlympic gold champion Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the gymnastics team final and not defend her all-around gold medal has been praised by both Hollywood and fellow athletes alike.Hitting back at negative criticism from the likes of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, who branded Biles a “shame to the country,” and Piers Morgan, came a world of support from those who believe the 4-time gold medalist did the right thing.Fellow Olympian Dominique Moceanu is among the
Simone Biles after she decided to pull out of an event, citing mental health concerns. Simone Biles pulled out of Tuesday’s women’s team final after a mistake on vault (Martin Rickett/PA)Observers inside Tokyo’s Ariake Gymnastics Centre and around the world were left stunned on Tuesday (27 July) when the four-time Olympic gold medalist was pulled out of action after misjudging her vault in the first rotation.
Simone Biles left the competition floor with the Team USA medical trainer after her first rotation on the vault of the women's team final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The 24-year-old gymnast did not do the Amanar vault, but opted instead for another move, which earned her a 13.766, the lowest score of any of her Olympics showings. «Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue,» USA Gymnastics said in a statement to multiple news outlets.