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Get up to speed quickly Disabilities UK ministers lay out ‘most ambitious’ plan for workers Julian Assange Wikileaks founder stripped of citizenship by Ecuador Health Third of middle-aged Britons have multiple chronic health issues – study B Corp ‘The Queen’s bank’ Coutts joins the ranks of ethical brands Joey Jordison Slipknot’s founding drummer dies at age 46 ‘Teething problems’ Visitors offered refunds for Marble Arch Mound Karma, bro $2m Wu-Tang Clan album seized from 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli and sold by his jailers | Next | Section menu | Main menu | Skip to main content Advertisement US edition US edition UK edition Australian edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home Search jobs Sign inSearch News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle ShowMoreShow More News US news World news Environment Soccer US politics Business Tech Science Newsletters Green light Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Letters Opinion videos Cartoons Sport Tokyo 2020 Soccer NFL Tennis MLB MLS NBA NHL Culture Film Books Music Art & design TV & radio Stage Classical Games Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Love & sex Home & garden Health & fitness Family Travel Money Make a contribution Subscribe Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Puzzles app The Guardian app Video Podcasts Pictures Inside the Guardian Guardian Weekly Crosswords Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Puzzles app Tokyo 2020 Soccer NFL Tennis MLB MLS NBA NHL Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 Simone Biles withdraws from Tokyo Olympics all-around gymnastics final Biles cited mental health concern in Tuesday’s withdrawal No decision on Biles’ participation in individual finals Simone Biles stepped out of Tuesday’s team final after one rotation. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Simone Biles stepped out of Tuesday’s team final after one rotation. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters PA Media Wed 28 Jul 2021 02.48 EDT Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from Thursday’s women’s all-around final, USA Gymnastics has confirmed. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka highlight the untenable pressures of Big Sport | Barney Ronay Read more The 24-year-old pulled out after one rotation of the women’s team final on Tuesday in Tokyo, citing mental health concerns. USA Gymnastics said Biles is yet to decide whether to withdraw from her four individual finals, which are scheduled to take place next week. In a statement, USA Gymnastics said: “After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition. After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition. We wholeheartedly support Simone’s decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well- being. Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many. pic.twitter.com/6ILdtSQF7o — USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) July 28, 2021 “We wholeheartedly support Simone’s decision and applaud her bravery in prioritising her wellbeing. Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many.” This article was downloaded by calibre from https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/28/simone-biles-withdraws-from-tokyo- olympics-all-around-gymnastics-final | Section menu | Main menu | | Next | Section menu | Main menu | Previous | Skip to main content Advertisement US edition US edition UK edition Australian edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home Search jobs Sign inSearch News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle ShowMoreShow More News US news World news Environment Soccer US politics Business Tech Science Newsletters Green light Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Letters Opinion videos Cartoons Sport Tokyo 2020 Soccer NFL Tennis MLB MLS NBA NHL Culture Film Books Music Art & design TV & radio Stage Classical Games Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Love & sex Home & garden Health & fitness Family Travel Money Make a contribution Subscribe Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Puzzles app The Guardian app Video Podcasts Pictures Inside the Guardian Guardian Weekly Crosswords Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Puzzles app Tokyo 2020 Soccer NFL Tennis MLB MLS NBA NHL Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 Team GB men strike Olympic gold in pool again with stunning relay win Tom Dean and Duncan Scott add to Tuesday’s gold and silver 4x200m gives GB a third swimming gold for first time since 1908 (From left to right) James Guy, Tom Dean, Duncan Scott and Matthew Richards after Team GB won the gold medal in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock (From left to right) James Guy, Tom Dean, Duncan Scott and Matthew Richards after Team GB won the gold medal in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock Andy Bull at Tokyo Aquatics Centre Wed 28 Jul 2021 00.08 EDT Team GB’s week in the swimming pool just keeps getting better. Their men’s 4x200m relay didn’t just win the event, they dominated it, and set a new European record. The quartet of Tom Dean, James Guy, Matthew Richards, and Duncan Scott won the gold in a time of 6min 58.8sec, which was just three-hundredths off the world record set by Michael Phelps’ USA team in 2009. It was Great Britain’s first gold medal in the event since 1908, and it also snapped one of the longer winning streaks in Olympic swimming – it was the first time since Sydney 2000 that anyone has beaten the USA in this event. Ariarne Titmus wins another Olympic gold for Australia as Katie Ledecky fades Read more The Russian Olympic Committee took silver, and Australia bronze. The USA came fourth. No coincidence, it is also the first Olympics since 2000 when they have not had Phelps and Ryan Lochte in their squad. With Great Britain in this form, it might not have made much difference if they had. The win also made Dean, who swam the lead-off leg, the first British man to win two gold medals in the swimming pool at the same Games since that same Olympics in 1908 (but the second swimmer – Becky Adlington did it at Beijing in 2008). It is an extraordinary achievement for a man who lost seven weeks of winter training because he had Covid. Dean, the new Olympic 200m champion, actually turned in the slowest of the four legs here. Great Britain were trailing the USA’s when he touched the wall, but Guy swam brilliantly, and they took the lead midway through his leg. Sign up for our Tokyo 2020 briefing with all the news, views and previews for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Guy had watched Tuesday’s 200m freestyle final from a spot in the stands, and started crying as he watched Dean and Scott win it in a one-two. Guy had finished fourth in that event at Rio in 2016 and said afterwards that he was overcome with joy when his training partner, Dean, won the gold here. That reaction said plenty about the bonds between the men on the relay team. Guy and Scott go back a long way, too: they have been swimming this event together for the best part of the last decade now and were both on the team that won the silver medal behind the USA at Rio in 2016. Guy was crying again now, for himself this time, as he watched Scott streak home in a final leg of 1:43.45, the fifth-fastest split in history. Scott now has a gold to go with his three Olympic silvers and he still has three more events left to compete in this week. This article was downloaded by calibre from https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/28/team-gb-men-strike-olympic-gold-in- pool-again-with-stunning-relay-win | Section menu | Main menu | | Next | Section menu | Main menu | Previous | Skip to main content Advertisement US edition US edition UK edition Australian edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home Search jobs Sign inSearch News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle ShowMoreShow More News US news World news Environment Soccer US politics Business Tech Science Newsletters Green light Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Letters Opinion videos Cartoons Sport Tokyo 2020 Soccer NFL Tennis MLB MLS NBA NHL Culture Film Books Music Art & design TV & radio Stage Classical Games Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Love & sex Home & garden Health & fitness Family Travel Money Make a contribution Subscribe Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Puzzles app The Guardian app Video Podcasts Pictures Inside the Guardian Guardian Weekly Crosswords Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Puzzles app Tokyo 2020 Soccer NFL Tennis MLB MLS NBA NHL Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 Andy Murray’s Olympics at an end after GB doubles defeat to Croatian pair Cilic/Dodig beat Murray/Salisbury 4-6 7-6 10-7 Murray previously stepped down from singles due to injury Andy Murray looks dejected during his and Joe Salisbury’s defeat in their men’s doubles quarter-final.