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In Graphics | Simone Biles' remarkable journey as she wins two gold medals in Paris

With two gold medals in Paris Olympics, Simone Biles now has won a total of nine Olympic medals, including six gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Let's now take a look at more of Biles' remarkable achievements.

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Simone Biles celebrates after winning gold at the women's artistic gymnastics all-around final at the Paris Olympics. AP
Simone Biles celebrates after winning gold at the women's artistic gymnastics all-around final at the Paris Olympics. AP
FP Sports|Aug 03, 2024, 17:10:44 IST

American gymnast Simone Biles is scaling new heights at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After helping the United States of America win gold at the women's team all-around gymnastics event, the 27 year-old clinched her sixth Olympic gold medal by winning the women's artistic individual all-around gold on Friday.

These two victories have helped the Ohio-born athlete to bury the ghosts of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics three years ago when she had withdrawn halfway through her campaign citing mental health.

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In Paris, Biles has created history. Biles became the first woman gymnast to win two non-consecutive Olympic all-around titles.

Aged 27, Biles is also the oldest woman to win the all-around gold at the Games since Soviet Union's Maria Gorokhovskaya, who had done so when she was 30 at the 1952 Helsinki Games. Biles now has nine Olympic medals, including six gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Let's now take a look at more of Biles' remarkable achievements:

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First Published:Aug 03, 2024, 17:10:44 IST
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