Olympics-Gymnastics-Simone Biles' unexpected Tokyo story


FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Team - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Simone Biles of the United States in action on the vault. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

TOKYO (Reuters) -Simone Biles was always expected to be a headliner at the Tokyo Olympics, coming into the Games predicted to top her medal haul from Rio and become one of the most decorated female Olympians of all time.

Instead, the script changed dramatically. Ultimately, on Tuesday, she won one bronze on beam, along with a team silver.

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