Original title: American gymnast Byers withdraws from the all-around finals to focus on mental health
Overseas Network, July 28th According to a report from the Associated Press on the 28th, American gymnast Simon Byers will not participate in the women’s all-around final of the Tokyo Olympic Games on the 29th in order to focus on his mental health.
The US gymnastics team issued a statement on the 28th that the 24-year-old gymnast Byers chose to retire. Previously, Byers withdrew from the women’s team final after a mistake in the vault event. At the time, she said she was not mentally prepared. The next women’s all-around competition will be replaced by American Jed Kelly, who ranked ninth in the qualifying round.
The US gymnastics team said that Byers will be evaluated to determine whether to continue to participate in the individual events next week. (Overseas Net Wang Xiaoyu)
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