PARIS: Simone Biles clinched her sixth Olympic gold medal in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Paris Games on Thursday, reasserting her status as the number one all-around gymnast three years after she withdrew from the same final at the Tokyo Games.
Simone Biles of the United States celebrates with her national flag after winning gold, Paris 2024 Olympics at the Women's All-Around Final for Artistic Gymnastics at the Bercy Arena, Paris, France on Aug 1, 2024.
She executed an electrifying routine to secure the gold with a total of 59.131 points, just 1.199 points ahead of her Brazilian rival. Andrade earned a second successive silver in the competition where each gymnast needed to show off their skills on all four women's apparatus. Biles captured her second gold medal of the Paris Games, and her second all-around Olympic title after also winning the individual event in Rio in 2016. She also claimed the team gold earlier this week.
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