Gymnastics - Biles sets record for world championship gold medals


FILE PHOTO: Simone Biles competes on the balance beam at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

(Reuters) - Olympic champion Simone Biles became the all-time leading world gymnastics championship gold medal winner when the American claimed her third gold at the Doha championships on Friday.

Biles's victory in the individual vault gave her 13 career gold medals, surpassing the record of Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo.

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