Simone Biles, the superstar gymnast from the U.S., will not participate in the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Games and will instead focus on her mental well-being, USA Gymnastics said in a statement early Wednesday. The decision comes a day after she pulled out of the team all-around competition. Jade Carey, who finished ninth in qualifying, will take Biles’ place in the individual all-around competition. SIMONE BILES REMARKS ON ‘STRESSFUL’ OLYMPICS, SAYS SHE IS NOT INJURED"After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games," USA Gymnastics said in a statement posted on Twitter Wednesday night. The statement said Biles will be evaluated daily to see if she can "participate in next week’s individual event finals."

Source: Fox News July 28, 2021 07:30 UTC