Simone Biles will compete in the Olympic balance beam final, making a high-stakes return after she pulled out of earlier events over mental-health concerns
TOKYO—Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam final on Tuesday, her sports federation said here, making a high-stakes return to competition a week after she pulled herself out of competition because she didn’t feel mentally able to compete safely.
The 24-year-old gymnast, widely regarded as the greatest of all time, has not competed since she withdrew from the team final after a shaky vault in the team final last Tuesday. She has withdrawn from four other finals in the days since then. The balance beam final represents her last chance to come back to competition in the Tokyo Olympics, and to take an individual medal of any color.
USA Gymnastics confirmed Biles’s entry on Twitter, writing: “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!!” Biles has said on social media that she is suffering from a disorienting condition that has prevented her from safely or effectively executing her skills, which are among the most difficult in the sport’s history, and posted video documenting her attempts to overcome the condition in a private gym in Tokyo in time to see out the Games.
Her surprise announcement now adds yet another dramatic development in the most extraordinary plot twist of the Games. It is not immediately clear what kind of performance Biles is planning to offer on beam, or the risks or rewards of doing so.
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