Simone Biles Done With Olympics

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Being a gymnast means having the strength to hold on and the courage to let go.”- Simone Biles. Biles is considered the most decorated gymnast of all time, making her Olympic debut in 2016 in Rio, she was 19. She won five medals that year, four gold and one bronze becoming the first woman to win four gold medals in an international competition since 1974. She went on to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles told Sport’s Illustrated that she was not sure if she would be competing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.  & Biles was born in Columbus, Ohio but was raised in a suburb of Houston, Tx (Spring, Tx) after being adopted by her grandparents Ron and Nellie Biles. Biles began gymnastics at the age of 6, which is considered “old” to start gymnastics, however her talent and dedication to the sport was seen at an early age. Biles began to rise to fame during the 2012 London Olympics, but she was too young to qualify, at the time she was 15 and the qualifying age to compete is 16. In 2013, she won four medals, two of them being gold...

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