Gymnastics news - Biles eclipses record with 24th medal at Worlds

ByReuters

Updated 13/10/2019 at 12:58 GMT

Simone Biles clinched a record 24th medal at the World Gymnastics Championships on Sunday, becoming the most decorated athlete in the event's history.

USA's Simone Biles performs on the beam during the apparatus finals at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on October 13, 2019. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LI

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The 22-year-old's fourth gold medal of the week in Stuttgart, in the balance beam final, ensures she has now overtaken Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo's tally of 23.

Four-time Olympic champion Biles now holds 18 gold medals across four championships against 12 for Scherbo, who competed in five world events between 1991 and 1996.

Inside a packed arena in Stuttgart, Biles delivered a polished routine on the beam before a full twisting double tuck dismount for a score of 15.066.

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