Simone Biles won her 20th World Championship gold and set a medal record at the same time. The 26-year-old won the national all-around title with the USA team at the World Championships in Antwerp on Wednesday. With now 33 medals at the World Championships and Olympic Games, Biles has become the most successful gymnast in history. So far she has been tied with Larissa Latynina from the former Soviet Union, but her 18 Olympic medals are unmatched.
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Brazil came second behind the USA, who have won all women’s team titles since 2011 and had already collected the most points in qualifying. France secured third place. The Austrian team ended up in 20th place.
Biles, who did not take part in the last two World Championships at the Olympic Games in Tokyo because of her mental health problems, forgot her sensational jump “Biles II”, which she had presented to the world three days earlier, in the team final. But even without the last risk, she earned a high score of 14,800 points. She then performed routinely and skilfully through the program and led the US team to victory.
