Simone Biles won the all-around gymnastics title, claiming her second Olympic gold in Paris. This makes it her sixth overall. The Biles Olympic gold further cements her place at the top of her sport. She continues to make history with each win. #BilesOlympicGold
The American, who won the title at Rio 2016 and had been favourite at Tokyo 2020 before she pulled out, became the oldest winner of her sport’s blue-riband event for 72 years in front of another celebrity-studded crowd.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade claimed silver at the Bercy Arena, with defending champion Sunisa Lee taking bronze.
The world’s most decorated gymnast, Biles put on a sparkly goat necklace while celebrating – as if there was any doubt about her status as the GOAT (greatest of all time).
“It’s a little ode… a lot of people love it. They always call me the GOAT, so I thought it would be really special if I got one made,” she said.
“The haters hate it, but I like that even more. It’s just a special part of me that I have here.
“In the [athletes’] village I have a stuffed goat. Just to get a reminder, like ‘You can go out there, you can do it. You’ve done it before. So let’s go’.”
At the age of 27, Biles is the first gymnast to win non-consecutive all-around Olympic titles – a demonstration of her longevity in a gruelling sport traditionally dominated by teenagers. #BilesOlympicGold
The past 12 Olympic all-around women’s champions were teenagers, and even the last non-teen, Ludmilla Tourischeva, had turned 20 only a few weeks before she won in 1972.
