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Tokyo Olympics Gymnastics LIVE Day 6: Intense battle for women's gold as Simone Biles withdraws - Updates, scores, results
With Biles withdrawing from the competition, the field is wide open and battle will be very tight for gold, stay tuned for live upadtes!
Angelina Melnikova. (Source: Olympics/Website)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 6 of the Tokyo Olympics.
The battle is on between the top women as the gold is up for grabs with Simone Biles withdrawing from the AA Finals at the Tokyo Olympics
Stay tuned as competition starts at 4:30pm IST for all the action. If this week has taught us anything in gymnastics, it is that there is no guarantees and no certainties. It's going to be a great ride so watch out!
Live Updates
- 29 July 2021 10:58 AM GMT
Alice D'amato starting off on beam and falls on her acro series right off the bat.
Sunisa Lee Vault - double twisting yurchenko. STICKS the landing! Wow, one of the best vaults I have seen her do ever since her ankle injury. Looks very happy with that
- 29 July 2021 10:57 AM GMT
Gymnasts are marching in and and being introduced.
The top group starts on vault. the top 6 qualifiers include:
Rebecca Andrade (Brazil), Sunisa Lee (USA), Jade Carey (USA) (replacing Simone Biles), Angelina Melnikova (ROC), Vladislava Urazova (ROC), Nina Derwael (BEL).
The group starting on bars include Tang Xijing and Lu Yufei from China and Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova from GB.
The field is wide open, it is anyone's game.
- 29 July 2021 10:12 AM GMT
To read more about Simone Biles and why she is the talk of the town, click HERE!
