Simone Biles is back atop the gymnastics world but could be keeping an eye toward the end of her career, based on a cryptic comment she made after winning a gold medal August 1 at the Paris Olympics.
“I don’t want to compete with Rebeca no more,” Biles said, via Gymnastics Now. “I’m tired. Like, she’s way too close. I’ve never had an athlete that close.”
Biles, 27, beat Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade by little more than a point in the all-around final. The Associated Press noted that the final was one of the closest matches for Biles in any major international event.
Biles then made a cryptic comment that some interpreted as her being ready to turn over the future of the sport to the next generation.
- “It’s good. I’m gonna hand it to her now – she can have the rest,” Biles said.
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