ICYMI SimoneBiles pulled out of two more events at the Olympics on Saturday, as Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was thrown out after failing a doping test. Tokyo2020
"After further consultation with medical staff, Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the event finals for vault and the uneven bars," the USAG statement said.
But he can no longer win six titles after the US team were beaten by Britain as the mixed 4x100m relay made its Olympic debut. On day two of the athletics programme, McLaughlin glided through her heat in 54.65sec while Muhammad won hers in 53.97 on a track that is producing fast times. In the inaugural mixed triathlon, Britain's Jonny Brownlee finally stepped out of his brother Alistair's shadow by winning a gold medal as part of the victorious British quartet.He finished in the silver medal position behind his elder sibling in the individual event at the 2016 Rio Olympics and took bronze behind him at London 2012.
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