![]() Michael Steele/Getty Images Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty ImagesĪ runner falls in a 1,500 meter race - and still winsĭutch runner Sifan Hassan had just entered the final lap of her 1,500-meter heat, where she was a medal favorite. She added that it "just meant the world to be back out there."ĭutch runner Sifan Hassan gets back up after falling, and finishes first in a heat of the women's 1,500 meter at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. I was just going out there to do this for me and whatever happens, happens," Biles said after the competition. "I wasn't expecting to walk away with a medal. When she competed on the beam, she was still dealing with the twisties - but altered her routine so they didn't affect her as much. "My mental and physical health is above all medals that I could ever win." ![]() I physically and mentally wasn't in the right headspace and I didn't want to jeopardize my health or my safety because at the end of the day it's not worth it," Biles said. "It wasn't easy pulling out of all those competitions. She said she was dealing with a terrifying phenomenon known as the "twisties," when a gymnast feels lost in the air, and received an outpouring of support from her team, other athletes, and fans.īiles also withdrew from the individual all-around final, and three of the four individual apparatus finals. ![]() gymnastics star Simone Biles triumphantly returned to competition on the last day of women's artistic gymnastics, winning a bronze medal after taking time she needed for her mental health.Įarlier in the Games, Biles withdrew after the first vault of the team final, saying she didn't feel confident that she could perform and didn't want to risk an injury or a medal for the team. Simone Biles mounts a comeback after withdrawing to focus on mental health ![]() Simone Biles competes in the balance beam final on August 3. But the inquiry was suspended when Saunders got the devastating news that her mother had died days after her medal ceremony. Olympic organizers at first said they were looking into Saunders' gesture on the podium. The International Olympic Committee is under increasing pressure to change the rule, critics call it a violation of competitors' rights to free speech. fencer Race Imboden accepted his bronze medal with a small "x" drawn on the back of his hand to protest Rule 50. She said it represented the "intersection where all oppressed people meet." Afterward U.S. When her medal was around her neck and the gold medalist from China's anthem was complete, Saunders briefly crossed her arms above her head in the shape of an X. That rule bars competitors from protesting on the podium. She also became the first Olympian to defy Rule 50 at the Tokyo Games. She used her platform to represent her multi-faceted identity as a Black gay woman who'd struggled with depression so deeply that she contemplated suicide. shot putter and silver medalist Raven Saunders was a social media sensation at the Tokyo Games with her "Hulk" persona and larger-than-life personality. shot putter Raven Saunders defies the ban on podium protests shot putter Raven Saunders protests on the podium with her silver medal after competing the women's shot put. Japan wins gold in the sport of Karate as it makes its Olympic debut.A Tunisian swimmer mounts an upset and shocks the swimming world.women's basketball takes its seventh gold medal in a row. Japan makes a statement in skateboarding's Olympic debut.A 14-year-old Chinese diver scores two perfect 10s.A runner falls in a 1,500 meter race - and still wins.Katie Ledecky defies doubters early in the Olympics and finishes on top.Caeleb Dressel is taking home five gold medals in swimming.gymnasts band together and take silver in the team event. Simone Biles mounts a comeback after withdrawing to focus on mental health.wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock cries holding the U.S. shot putter Raven Saunders defies the ban on podium protests. Allyson Felix becomes the most decorated woman and U.S.NPR's team in Tokyo put together our favorite moments of the Games, where participants showed their athleticism, sportsmanship, and what motivated them to compete. TOKYO - They were called the "COVID Olympics." The "pandemic Olympics." The " anger Olympics." Many Japanese people were upset to host such a huge and risky event in the middle of the pandemic, and many outside observers were surprised it happened at all.īut as the Tokyo Games close out inside these quiet and largely fan-less venues, records were set, history was made, and heartwarming moments of underdogs prevailing were streamed onto smartphones and beamed to televisions in homes around the world. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images track star Allyson Felix smiles after winning the bronze medal in the 400 meter race on Friday.
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