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Russia's Angelina Melnikova competes in the balance beam event of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. Photo: AFPThe Russian women’s gymnastics team beat USA to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics women’s gymnastics final which held on Tuesday.It also seals the Russian team’s dominance in the sport for this year’s Olympics as the Russian men’s team also whisked home the gold medal on Monday.
Despite many expectations for her performance, USA’s gymnastics star, Simone Biles had to pull out of the teams’ final competition due to a medical issue. “Official statement: ‘Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue.” A tweet by the USA Gymnastics verified Twitter page read.
While particulars of the medical issues were not disclosed it was said that the gymnast “…will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.”
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