Olympics-Biles still undecided on 2028 LA Games participation


Laureus World Sports Awards - Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain - April 21, 2025 United States gymnast Simone Biles poses with the sportswoman of the year award after the ceremony REUTERS/Juan Medina

PARIS (Reuters) -Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, said she has yet to decide whether she will take part in her home Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

Biles won gold medals in the team, all-around and vault competitions at the 2024 Games to complete a triumphant comeback three years after withdrawing from events at the Tokyo Olympics but said Paris took a heavy toll on her.

"I have accomplished so much in my sport. For me to come back, I would really need to be thrilled by it," Biles, who has won seven Olympic golds in total, told French sports daily L'Equipe on Tuesday.

"You're going to tell me that the perspective of the Games in Los Angeles is fascinating. And I will be there, whether on the apparatus or in the stands, I still haven't decided.

"2028 seems so far away. And my body ages. I felt it in Paris. At the end of the competition, I went back to the village, I took the elevator and my body literally collapsed - I got sick for 10 days...

"So, to be honest, I don't know. We'll see," the 28-year-old added.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Peter Rutherford;)

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