USimone Biles Uhamba Usuka eRio njengeGymnast Enkulu Kunazo Zonke Isikhathi

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U-Simone Biles uzoshiya i-Rio Games njengendlovukazi ye-gymnastics. Izolo ebusuku, lo mfana oneminyaka engu-19 uqophe umlando futhi ngemuva kokuwina igolide kowamanqamu wokuzivocavoca phansi, waba ngumvocavoci wokuqala wase-U.S. Owake wazuza izindondo ezine zegolide zama-Olimpiki. Ungowesifazane wokuqala esizukulwaneni ukuthatha igolide kaningi, kusukela ku-Exaterino Szabo waseRomania ngo-1984.

"Kube wuhambo olude," kusho uBiles etshela i-CBS engxoxweni abe nayo. "Ngijabulele umzuzu nomzuzu owodwa wayo. Ngiyazi ukuthi iqembu lethu belinalo. Sekuyisikhathi eside kakhulu ukuncintisana izikhathi eziningi. Kuyakhathaza. Kodwa besifuna ukuphela ngenothi elihle."

Yize kudidizela kancane phakathi nenqubo yakhe yamaBrazil, uBiles uthole amaphuzu aphezulu ka-15.966. Uzakwabo, u-Aly Raisman, uthole isiliva ngo-15.500, wamnikeza indondo yesithathu e-Rio kanye nendondo yesithupha yama-Olympics. Ehlanganisiwe, bobabili abesifazane baqoqa izindondo eziyisishiyagalolunye, iningi kakhulu eletholwe yiTeam USA kuma-Olimpiki.

Ngemuva kokuwina umhlaba kathathu imiqhudelwano—into ongakaze yenziwe muntu phambilini, ngendlela-uBiles bekulindeleke ukuthi awine izindondo zegolide ezinhlanu eRio. Ngeshwa, ube nokuxega okukhulu ngesikhathi sokugcina kwesigxobo sebhalansi, okwenza lokho kwaba nzima. Ukuzinqanda ukuthi angawi, ubeke izandla phezu kwe-beam okuholele ekutheni amajaji athole amaphuzu angu-0.8 kweyejwayelekile. Ukubanjwa kwakucishe kube njengokuwa, kepha noma kunjalo, wakwazi ukuwina ithusi. Uyamangalisa kanjalo.

Ngaphandle kokuphoxeka, uBiles ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi wayengaphathekile kabi ngendondo, kepha wavele wakhuluma ngokusebenza kwakhe okuphelele, okuqondakala ngokuphelele. (Funda: I-Olympian Simone Biles Uvikela Indondo Yakhe Yethusi Ngendlela Engcono Kakhulu)

Ithonya lakhe kwezokuvocavoca umzimba belinamandla angenakuphikwa okwenza kube nzima ukucabanga ngomdlalo ngaphandle kwakhe. Kwazi bani... nganoma iyiphi inhlanhla, singase simbone eqopha umlando futhi e-Tokyo.

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