TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 25: Simone Biles of Team United States competes in the floor exercise during … [+] Women’s Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has an inspiring message of belonging. But, while there’s encouragement that the Olympics is a place for everyone, the 24-year-old gymnast Simone Biles, dubbed the greatest of all times, decided differently. Biles’s decision to exit the gymnastics competition amidst an impressive track record and projections to continue her legacy has left many perplexed and …
