U.S. gymnast Simone Biles joins Gap's Athleta, ends Nike deal


FILE PHOTO: Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Women's Balance Beam Final - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany - October 13, 2019 Simone Biles of the U.S. in action REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

(Reuters) -Four-time Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has signed up with Gap Inc's Athleta brand for a new apparel partnership, ending an almost six-year deal with Nike Inc.

Biles, the most decorated gymnast in world championship history at age 24, said in an Instagram post on Friday she wanted to partner with a brand that shares her "passion to help girls rise and own their limitless potential."

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