simon bilesMost awarded gymnast in United States history, Will be back to compete in the ‘US Classic’ in AugustIt’s on the outskirts of Chicago (USA) for the first time since the Tokyo Games, the American Gymnastics Federation reported on Wednesday.
Bill, 26 years old, He won five medals, four gold and one bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and two, one silver and one bronze at the Tokyo Games.. At these Games, the team withdrew from the final due to the mind-body connection known as ‘folds’ in gymnastics terms.
Two years later, the American champion will return to compete At an event held Aug 4-5 at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates outside of Chicago.
The ‘US Classic’ brings together elite American gymnasts and serves as the qualifying event for the United States Gymnastics Championships scheduled for August 24-27 in San José (California).
The ‘US Classic’ victories include Olympic medalists such as Biles, Amanda Borden, Dominique Dawes, Gabby Douglas or Laurie Hernandez.
This year, Biles will lead the USA Classic in a field that also includes Olympic gold medalists such as: Sunissa Lee (2020) and Jade (2020).
In total, it will eleven Olympic and world champions At the Hoffman Estates event.
Biles has not competed since the Tokyo Games and focused on mental health over the past two yearsas well as becoming a benchmark for defending the rights of athletes.
After experiencing some “twists” in the jumping practice at Tokyo 2020 and missing the individual, floor, jumping and asymmetric finals the following days, Biles joined the barre in a modified exercise in which he won the bronze medal.
on April 24 Biles reported her marriage to Jonathan OwensThree years after they met, he plays for the Houston Texans American football team.
Biles and Owens posted images of the ceremony, held at a courthouse just months after the couple announced their engagement, on their social media accounts over the weekend.