Biles out of team final with apparent injury

TOKYO (AP) — Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is retired of the squad finals aft seemingly suffering an wounded during the vault.

The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to beryllium the top gymnast of each time, huddled with a trainer aft landing her vault. She past exited the contention level with the squad doctor.

Biles returned respective minutes aboriginal with her close limb wrapped. She took disconnected her barroom grips, and hugged teammates Grace McCallum, Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles earlier putting connected a overgarment and sweatpants.

The Americans volition beryllium forced to decorativeness the remainder of the contention without her, severely hampering their bid to assertion a 3rd consecutive Olympic title.

Biles arrived successful Tokyo arsenic the unquestioned prima of the Games but struggled, astatine slightest by her precocious standards, during qualifying.