Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Golf - Men's Individual - Final - Round 1 - Kasumigaseki Country Club - Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan - July 29, 2021. Rory McIlroy of Ireland holds a ball. REUTERS/Toby Melville
KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - American gymnast Simone Biles did the right thing by withdrawing from events at the Tokyo Olympics if she was not in the right frame of mind to compete, Northern Ireland's former world golf number one Rory McIlroy said on Thursday.
Less than 24 hours after she had sent shockwaves around the world by dropping out of the team event, the American said she would not take part in Thursday's all-around final to protect her mental health.
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