Biles is Back! Team USA Cleans Up in Track and Field: Tokyo Olympics Day 11 in Pictures
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Gymnast Simone Biles made her return to the Olympic stage for the balance beam and won her seventh Olympic medal. Biles pulled out of previous events citing issues with her mental health and the “twisties” but managed to overcome the obstacles for the final event.
Team USA took home six medals in Track and Field and made the podium in every medal event except for the women’s hammer throw. Team USA’s Athing Mu took home the gold in the Women’s 800-meter final.
Tamyra Mensah-Stock dominated the competition taking gold in women’s 68kg wrestling. She is the second American woman to win gold in a wrestling event and the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling.
(1/26) USA’s Simone Biles competes in the artistic gymnastics women’s balance beam final of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. Biles won bronze during the event and now has seven medals matching Shannon Miller’s Olympic medal total of seven, which is the most among American gymnasts.(2/26) USA’s Simone Biles competes in the artistic gymnastics women’s balance beam final of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.(3/26) Sunisa Lee of Team United States competes during the Women’s Balance Beam Final on day eleven of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.(4/26) Simone Biles, of the United States, smiles as Tang Xijing, of China, left, embraces teammate Guan Chenchen after the latter won the gold medal on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women’s apparatus final.(5/26) USA’s Simone Biles poses with her bronze medal during the podium ceremony of the artistic gymnastics women’s balance beam of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.(6/26) The United States’ Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu compete during the women’s 68kg Freestyle wrestling match Aug. 3, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. Mensah-Stock took gold after defeating Oborududu by a score of 4-1.(7/26) Gold medal winner Athing Mu of Team United States and bronze medal winner Raevyn Rogers of Team United States celebrate with their countries flag after the Women’s 800m Final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.(8/26) Bronze medal winner Gabrielle Thomas celebrates after the Women’s 200m Final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 03, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.(9/26) Christopher Nilsen reacts after an attempt in the Men’s Pole Vault Final Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Nilsen won silver during the event.(10/26) USA’s Brody Malone competes in the artistic gymnastics men’s horizontal bar final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.(11/26) USA’s Brody Malone competes in the artistic gymnastics men’s horizontal bar final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. (12/26) USA’s Samuel Mikulak competes in the artistic gymnastics men’s parallel bars final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.(13/26) Victor Claver #10 of Team Spain goes up for a dunk against Team United States during the first half of a Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal game on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on Aug. 3, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (14/26) Lisa Carrington of Team New Zealand wins the Women’s Kayak Single 200m Final A on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway on Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (15/26) Karsten Warholm, of Norway celebrates, ripping his shirt, as he wins the gold medal and sets a new record in the final of the Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles at the 2020 Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.(16/26) The United State’s Rai Benjamin poses after taking second place in the Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 3, 2021.(17/26) Karsten Warholm, of Norway, left, clears the final hurdle before winning the gold medal ahead of Rai Benjamin, of the United States in the final of the Men’s 400-Meter Hurdles at the 2020 Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (18/26) Team USA’s Brittney Reese celebrates after winning silver in the Women’s Long Jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 3, 2021. (19/26) The United State’s Brittney Reese competes in the Women’s Long Jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 3, 2021.(20/26) The United State’s Duke Ragan and Ghana’s Samuel Takyi fight during their Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Semi-Final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 3, 2021. (21/26) Erriyon Knighton of Team United States wins round one of the Men’s 200-Meter heats on day 11 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.(22/26) Allyson Felix, of United States wins the Women’s 400-Meter heat at the 2020 Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.(23/26) Allyson Felix, of the United States races ahead of Lada Vondrova, of the Czech Republic in a Women’s 400-Meter heat at the 2020 Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (24/26) Michal Rozmys of Team Poland, Ismael Debjani of Team Belgium, Oliver Hoare of Team Australia, Cole Hocker of Team United States, Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain, Timothy Cheruiyot of Team Kenya and Abdelatif Sadiki of Team Morocco compete in round one of the Men’s 1500-Meter heats on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.(25/26) The United State’s Alix Klineman and April Ross are two more wins away from their first Olympic gold medal after winning their Women’s Beach Volleyball Quarterfinal match against Germany during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2021.(26/26) Alix Klineman #2 of Team United States celebrates with April Ross #1 against Team Germany during the Women’s Quarterfinal beach volleyball on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shiokaze Park on Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
