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Simone Biles Responds to Riley Gaines in Trans Athlete Debate
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Simone Biles Responds to Riley Gaines in Trans Athlete Debate

American activist Riley Gaines has repeatedly criticized the participation of trans individuals in women's competition classes. Now she gets a response from superstar Simone Biles
Simone Biles Considers Retirement Ahead of 2028 LA Olympics
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Simone Biles Considers Retirement Ahead of 2028 LA Olympics

Simone Biles has seven Olympic Games gold medals – but she may have taken her last. The gymnastics star hints at ending her career
Harassment Verdict Brings Relief for Ski Star Frida Karlsson
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Harassment Verdict Brings Relief for Ski Star Frida Karlsson

The man who harassed ski star Frida Karlsson was sentenced to probation and 40,000 in damages. A welcome message, says Sven-Erik Alhem, chairman of the Crime Victim Support Association – who emphasizes the importance of convictions when public figures are harassed
Mondo Duplantis Eyes Top Athlete Title After Record-Breaking Feats
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Mondo Duplantis Eyes Top Athlete Title After Record-Breaking Feats

Armand "Mondo" Duplantis can be named the world's top male athlete. He is one of five nominees in the category in the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards
The Tennis Star Broke Off the Final – Injured
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The Tennis Star Broke Off the Final – Injured

The first final in three years ended in the worst possible way for Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka. After winning the first set, 6–4, against Danish Clara Tauson, she was forced to break off the final in Auckland, New Zealand, due to injury
Olympic Icon and Holocaust Survivor Dead
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Olympic Icon and Holocaust Survivor Dead

The Hungarian gymnastics legend Ágnes Keleti is dead. At 103 years old, she was the world's oldest Olympic Games medalist
Duplantis praised again – best in the world with Biles
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Duplantis praised again – best in the world with Biles

When 518 sports journalists from 111 countries had their say about the past year, there were two athletes who were superior – the Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and the American gymnast Simone Biles.
List: Five Super Comebacks
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List: Five Super Comebacks

The driving forces are many and different. Some feel a sense of longing, others that they are not finished
Armand Duplantis awarded: World Athlete of the Year
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Armand Duplantis awarded: World Athlete of the Year

Armand Duplantis is praised again. The pole vaulter has been named the world's athlete of the year by the British BBC
Controversial Coach Dies – Created Star Gymnasts
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Controversial Coach Dies – Created Star Gymnasts

The Romanian gymnastics coaching legend, Bela Karolyi, has died, 82 years old.
Snoop Dogg and Sewage Water – That's How We Remember the Olympic Games
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Snoop Dogg and Sewage Water – That's How We Remember the Olympic Games

The audience came, the stars shone and the whole world watched. Not even the sewage in the Seine could spoil the success
Biles followed up the fall with a silver medal
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Biles followed up the fall with a silver medal

Simone Biles fell during the apparatus final in beam in the Olympic Games gymnastics, and finished in fifth place. In the final apparatus, floor exercise, the star missed gold again
Biles unstoppable – took her third consecutive gold
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Biles unstoppable – took her third consecutive gold

Snoop Dogg steals the show at the Olympic Games
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Snoop Dogg steals the show at the Olympic Games

Simone Biles may be the USA's biggest sports star in the Olympic Games. But Snoop Dogg is doing his best to steal the spotlight
Simone Biles wins her sixth Olympic Games gold
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Simone Biles wins her sixth Olympic Games gold

Biles won her fifth Olympic gold - USA won the final
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Biles won her fifth Olympic gold - USA won the final

Gymnastics queen Simone Biles, 27, has taken her fifth Olympic Games gold in her career. USA won the team final as expected - in front of a larger celebrity crowd at Bercy Arena in Paris
Japanese victory in the men's team gymnastics competition
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Japanese victory in the men's team gymnastics competition

Biles' husband is criticized – thought he was the "captain"
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Biles' husband is criticized – thought he was the "captain"

The superstar Simone Biles from the USA is the favorite tip in the team final in gymnastics. Biles' husband, Chicago Bears player Jonathan Owens, is pausing a training camp to support her on site in Paris
Rissveds: "I've understood that it helps others"
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Rissveds: "I've understood that it helps others"

Mountain bike star Jenny Rissveds held a passionate speech about mental health after her Olympic Games bronze. An important voice to break the stigma around the issue, says a sports psychologist
Biles dazzled – with Gaga and Cruise in the stands
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Biles dazzled – with Gaga and Cruise in the stands

Star sparkle in the stands and star sparkle on the floor in Paris. American Simone Biles, 27, dazzled in the gymnastics qualifying round in front of celebrities like Lady Gaga and Tom Cruise – despite the four-time Olympic Games gold medalist seemingly having a sore calf
Biles on her comeback: "No one is forcing me"
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Biles on her comeback: "No one is forcing me"

2021 withdrew Simone Biles from several Olympic Games competitions due to mental illness. Now the superstar is back in a much-talked-about comeback – on her own terms
Superstars heading to the Olympics in Paris
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Superstars heading to the Olympics in Paris

The Olympics in Paris are imminent. Several superstars, with millions of followers and fans, are expected to descend upon the French capital
Biles clear for the Olympics after convincing victory
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Biles clear for the Olympics after convincing victory

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