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Simone Biles makes return after 'twisties' in Tokyo

Sydney Morning Herald Sunday, 28 July 2024 ()
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has begun her Olympic campaign in Paris, three years after she was forced to pull out of much of her program at Tokyo 2020 with the "twisties". © International Olympic Committee
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