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Simone Biles’ Younger Sister Couldn’t Make It to the US Olympic Team Despite Competing at the Junior Elite Level- Here’s Why?

Published 08/02/2022, 9:36 AM EDT

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Two years younger, Adria Biles (Younger sister of Simone Biles) has been the constant companion for the gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles. Despite being separated from their family at a young age, they have always looked out for one another. First during their foster home days and then later as well. Both the sisters were adopted by their grandparents.

Surprisingly, just like Simone Biles, little Adria also started her gymnastics journey as a child. However, she couldn’t make it as big as her GOAT sister, nor did she ever make it to the Olympics team, even though she competed at the junior elite level. 

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Why Adria Biles couldn’t make it to the Olympics?

Unlike Simone, her younger sister started doing gymnastics when she was nine years old. Furthermore, as she proceeded with her gymnastics journey, she reached the junior elite level at 17. While Simone achieved the same feat when she was 14 years old.

 

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Also, to be a part of the US Gymnastics Olympics squad, a gymnast must compete at the elite level, which is the next step from the junior elite level. However, Adria quit the sport to pursue other interests way before she could fulfill this criterion. Hence, she couldn’t be a part of the Olympics squad by her own choice.

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The 23-year-old sister Adria is studying to become a dentist and further work in hygiene. But she is always seen cheering for her Olympic champion sister and is her biggest supporter.

Adria has always been a cheerleader for Simone Biles 

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The bond between Simone and Adria has only gotten stronger over the years. When the world was criticizing Simone Biles for her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics, her younger sister was the first to speak on her behalf. She tweeted, “y’all are all about mental health until it no longer benefits you. I can’t imagine being that inconsiderate WHEWWWW.”

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Biles sisters have been there for one another even before they were too young to understand the meaning of sisterhood. Now they are mature adults and understand the importance of family. Hence they still lookout out for each other with the same frequency as they did in their childhood days.

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Saurav Panwar

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Saurav Panwar is a US Sports writer at EssentiallySports. A postgraduate in Media and Communication Studies, he shares a profound love for creative direction and filmmaking. Saurav is also an avid reader and a literature devotee whose fandom spreads from classics to sci-fi, non-fiction, plays, comics, and much more.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa