Biles triumphs in multiple ways at Tokyo games.
Simone Biles made her triumphant return to the Olympic competition Tuesday after pulling out of most of her scheduled events. Biles earned bronze in the women’s balance beam event. It was her only individual competition at the 2020 Tokyo games.
Biles had withdrawn from competition after experiencing what is called “twisties.” It is a mental block that causes an athlete to lose control of spatial awareness.
Simone Biles: I don’t think you realize how dangerous this is.
To add to the pressure, Biles’s coach, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi, revealed that Biles’s aunt passed away during the Games. But Biles battled back to make the podium in her final event.
To Simone Biles, I say congratulations. Any ordinary human would have surrendered to the pressure and called it quits. Not Simone Biles. She is world-class through and through. She is an extraordinary person and deserves nothing but the best. Once again, she made her country proud, and she is also a role model to young women across the globe.
THAT is an important takeaway message.
