PARIS: Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday (Jul 28), powering through a left calf injury to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start.
Simone Biles of the United States smiles after competing in the vault during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Jul 28, 2024, during the 2024 Summer Olympics. PARIS: Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday , powering through a left calf injury to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start.
She closed out her day by sticking the landing on her uneven bars routine, receiving another huge ovation and beaming as she shared a dance with teammate Jordan Chiles. Italy were in second, China in third and Britain in fourth. Team medal contenders Brazil and France were scheduled to compete later. Biles led the vault and floor exercise standings and was second in balance beam behind China's Zhou Yaqin. But her eighth spot in uneven bars meant she could miss out on the eight-woman final of that event.
She could become the oldest all-around women's all-around Olympic champion in 72 years and just the third woman to capture more than one Olympic all-around title.The buzz was palpable at the Bercy Arena, where celebrity fans included Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise, Jessica Chastain and Greta Gerwig, pop star Ariana Grande, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Olympic snowboard star Shaun White and his wife, Canadian actress Nina Dobrev.
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