injury on Sunday morning — but then returned and powered through the pain to end with a likely first-place finish in the gymnastics all-around qualifying at the Paris Olympics.
Biles appeared to tweak her leg while warming up on floor exercise and left the arena Sunday partway through the qualifying round.
It was a scene that played out three years ago in Tokyo when Biles removed herself from the team final.
Simone Biles briefly left the floor and said she has discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olympic podium Sunday.AFP via Getty Images
Biles watches on during the Women’s Qualification on July 28, 2024, in Bercy Arena, Paris.REUTERS
But this time, she returned a few minutes later with her left leg taped.
She was heard on camera saying she felt something in her cal
