US star gymnast Simone Biles has canceled her start in the Olympic all-around final for gymnasts at the Summer Games in Tokyo. The US association gave medical reasons for this on Wednesday. Biles wanted to focus on their mental health, it said. On Tuesday, the four-time gold winner from Rio de Janeiro dropped out of the team competition after the first of four rounds. The US team with Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum finished second behind Russia and ahead of Great Britain without them. The association wrote that they wanted to see and wait to see how far Biles could participate in the other competitions. Simone will be rated daily to find out whether she can and wants to take part in the individual finals in the coming week. Physically, Biles said he was in good shape. The 24-year-old is one of the most popular participants in the Tokyo Games. The Ohio-born athlete was qualified for six competitions either alone or with her team. In all of them she had a good chance of victory. The pressure was great. Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said they had “great respect” for the athlete’s decision and supported it. IOC President Thomas Bach spoke extensively with Biles on Tuesday before the medal ceremony for the team competitions, according to observers.
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