
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles pulls out of gymnastics women's team final
USA Gymnastics said 24-year-old Biles withdrew due to a medical issue
We get the latest from the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where US gymnast Simone Biles has pulled out of the women's team final. USA Gymnastics said she withdrew due to a medical issue, but gave no further details. Biles is the most successful US gymnast of all time and winner of four gold medals and a bronze at Rio 2016.
Also, we hear from Bermuda and the Philippines, which have both won their first ever Olympic gold medals. Berumda became the smallest nation to win a gold medal at a summer Games, with a population of just 63,000. Flora Duffy, who represented Bermuda at the triathlon, finished more than a minute ahead of Great Britain and the US. Weighlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history for the Philippines, also setting an Olympic record after lifting a combined weight of 224 kilograms.
And our medical expert of the day, Dr Isaac Bogoch, answers listener questions about the coronavirus pandemic. If you have a question or an experience you would like to share, send us a WhatsApp to +447730 751925.
(Photo: Simone Biles of the United States wearing a protective face mask at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Credit: Reuters/Lindsey Wasson)
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