Simone Biles Makes History In Gymnastics At Age 26

Simone Biles has set a record for the world’s most decorated gymnast with 37 medals.

Simone Biles has stamped her name in the history books as she became the world’s most decorated gymnast of all time.

The 26-year-old athlete set this new record during the 2023 World Gymnastics Championships which was held in Antwerp, Belgium where she was awarded her sixth all-around world championship gold.

With this win, Biles broke the record for the most medals won by a gymnast in history with 37 career medals total across the world championship and Olympics, USA Gymnastics said.

The Texas native currently holds 7 Olympic and 30 World Championship medals placing her as the most decorated gymnast in the world in both male and female categories.

She had earlier tied with her Belarusian counterpart, Vitaly Scherbo, who had a total of 33 medals.

The United States team also successfully defended their title and won the championships for the seventh consecutive year on Wednesday.

Speaking of her win on Friday, Biles told reporters, “Actually, I had something in my eye today that I couldn’t get out, I swear it’s true. But I was emotional because 10 years ago I won my first worlds and now we’re back here.” Notably, Biles won her first all-around title ten years ago, at the age of 16 in the same city.

Biles’ winning streak comes after a downtime at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. During the competition, she had to pull out of several games due to medical and mental health issues.