TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020: SIMONE BILES
HEARTBREAKING WITHDRAWaL, MICHAEL PHELPS SUPPORTING HER, EVERYTHING else YOU NEED TO KNOW

The world was left stunned after Simone Biles withdrew from the team's event. Later on she also withdrew from another match. Biles has taken this step to protect her mental health. Let's have a look at everything that went around her decision.

SIMONE BILES HAS A ROUGH START

In the women's team gold medal match, Simone had a rough landing from the vault and left the match in between. Everyone was shocked and assumed an injury has caused her to leave. 

Simone Biles explains
her team


After coming back she declares that she had withdrawn from the match because of her mental health and not injury.

Simone cheers for
 her team

Sitting out on the gold medal match was not easy for Biles, but she cheered for her team who eventually won the silver medal. 

Simone talks about
Mental Pressure

After the match, Simone Biles talks about her mental health and said she did not have any injury, but if she would have competed she could
 have risked it.

Simone Biles says she did not want to risk team's medal

Simone took a back seat so that her mental health doesn't affect the team's medal.
 She also talked about Tokyo Olympics being too stressful because of pressure.

Michael Phelps and the World comes in her support

American legend Michael Phelps comes in her support and says he was heartbroken to hear her situation. Athletes, fans, and celebrities came to her support

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