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Wed Oct 4, 2023, 04:45 PM Oct 2023

Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships

Source: Associated Press

Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships

Updated 4:06 PM EDT, October 4, 2023

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women won a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night.

The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France.

The U.S. team won by a margin of 2.199 points as the final proved to be a closer contest than anticipated after the Americans put up a dominant performance in qualifying.

The U.S. women have won gold in the team event at every world championship that included a team competition since 2011. Their victory in Antwerp broke a tie with the Chinese men for the longest streak of consecutive team titles and made Biles the most decorated female gymnast in history.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/usa-biles-gymnastics-world-championships-b091160759582c14afb62c92d647822c

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Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2023 OP
Congratulations to these fabulous women! Nt spooky3 Oct 2023 #1
She's amazing... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #2
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