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'I knew I would be back' - Biles qualifies for Paris

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Simone Biles has 23 World Championships medals in total

Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles said "I knew I would be back" after she qualified for the Paris Games.

American Biles, 27, secured her spot at the US Olympic trials on Sunday in Minneapolis with a two-day all-round score of 117.225.

Paris will be Biles' third Olympics after competing in the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo events.

She had a disappointing Games in Tokyo, winning a silver and a bronze, as she suffered with the 'twisties', which gymnasts describe as a kind of mental block, and withdrew from some events to prioritise her mental health and safety.

Biles, who won four golds and a silver in Rio, took a break from the sport after the 2020 Olympics but returned to competition in 2023. Since then, she has won her sixth all-round world title, three other world golds and two national championships.

“I knew I wasn’t done after the performances in Tokyo," Biles said.

"I just had to get back in the gym, work hard and trust the process. I knew I would be back."

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