Simone Biles exits Olympic team gymnastics final

Ground Report | New Delhi: Simone Biles exits Olympic; Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles will not compete in the individual all-around gymnastics final at the Summer Olympics on Thursday as she focuses on her mental health. She is yet to decide whether she will participate in the finals of next week's event.

"We wholeheartedly support Simone's decision and appreciate her bravery in prioritizing her well-being," USA Gymnastics said in a statement. "Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model to so many."

Biles withdrew from the women's gymnastics team event on Tuesday, citing mental health issues after difficulty during the opening vault. "Once I got out of here, I was like, There's no psychic," she told reporters, according to ESPN Michele Steele. "I had to let the girls do that." Team USA won the silver medal in this event, with the Russian team winning the gold.

USA Gymnastics initially stated that Biles was ruled out of the team finals "due to a medical problem". But in interviews after the incident, the 24-year-old clarified that she was physically unwell but mentally not in the right place to compete.

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"Physically, I feel good, I'm in shape," she said. “Emotionally, that kind of changes on time and moment. Coming here at the Olympics and being ahead star is no easy feat, so we are trying to take it one day at a time and we will see.”

The 24-year-old told reporters in Tokyo after the incident that she's been feeling more nervous recently while competing, and "at the end of the day it looks like we want to get out of here, not out of here on a stretcher." must be drawn." She continued, according to The Guardian.

Simone Biles exits Olympic

"It sucks when you feel the weight of the world and you feel like there's no outlet for the training we do. We were all set, but it sucks when you fight with your head." Like, you want to do it for yourself, but you're still so worried about what everyone else is going to say, on the internet and sometimes stuff. So I've had to stay away from it for the past few days Was."

After withdrawing from the event, Biles admitted that she struggled with the demands of being one of the world's most famous athletes, the unique pressures of these sports and the added challenge of being trapped in a COVID safe bubble.

"I say put mental health first because if you don't do that you won't be able to enjoy your game and you're not going to be as successful as you want to be. "So, sometimes it's okay to sit in big competitions just to focus on yourself because it shows how much stronger you really are than a competitor and person."

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His decision has been widely praised by America's sports superstars, including Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, who insists it will "open doors" on athletes' mental health; "I hope this is an opportunity for us to jump on board, and even open up this mental health thing even more widely. It's bigger than we could have ever imagined."

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