Simone Biles of Team United States competes on balance beam during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Getty ImagesSimone Biles will compete in Tuesday's balance beam final, the last women's event on the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics schedule, officials confirmed yesterday. "We are so excited to confirm that you will see two US athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow - Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! It will be the first time the American will be seen competing in Tokyo following her withdrawal from last Tuesday's women's team final after her opening vault, citing mental health issues. Biles is the reigning world champion on the beam and picked up an Olympic bronze on the apparatus in Rio.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 02, 2021 20:48 UTC