US gymnast Simone Biles wins bronze in beam final on Olympic return

Simone Biles has won a bronze medal in balance beam, her first of the Tokyo Olympics.

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AP Tokyo
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 04 2021 | 12:28 AM IST

Simone Biles has won a bronze medal in balance beam, her first of the Tokyo Olympics.

The American gymnastics star finished behind gold medalist Guan Chenchen and silver medalist Tang Xijing both of China.

A week after taking herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health, Biles drilled a slightly altered routine on Tuesday.

Biles, using a routine that ended with a double-pike dismount no twisting required posted a score of 14.000. That was good enough for second after four competitors during the eight-woman final.

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First Published: Aug 03 2021 | 3:44 PM IST

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