U.S. gymnast Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics announced Monday.
Biles, who dropped out of the team competition, all-around final and the other three individual events amid mental health concerns and bouts of disorientation while performing, will be joined Tuesday by teammate and all-around gold medalist successor Sunisa Lee.
Catch Biles’ return to competition live at 4:50 a.m. ET on Aug. 3 on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports App as well as replayed in primetime on NBC.
We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!
