“The Amount of Standing is Crazy” – Simone Biles Reveals Why She Skipped the Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 is up and running at the moment and athletes are battling it out for major honours. One of the athletes grabbing the spotlight this summer is USA Olympics team gymnast, Simone Biles. The 24-year old prodigy is looking to add to her Olympic medal tally as the tournament goes on.

Biles has a total of 30 Olympic medals to her name at present. She is widely considered one of the most decorated American gymnasts of all time. The US Olympic contingent received waves of applauds as they walked on during the Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening ceremony.

One person who wasn’t present in that group was Simone Biles.

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Simone Biles explains why she opted to skip Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Ohio-born Simone Biles and the rest of the US Olympics gymnastics contingent skipped the Tokyo opening ceremony on the weekend. Biles, who won 5 medals at the Rio Olympics 2016, spoke about why she decided against attending the ceremony amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

“The amount of standing is crazy. The USA is usually at the end as well because alphabetical. We start the following day. So it wouldn?t be smart,” Biles said in an Instagram Q&A session.

Biles is currently with the US Olympic team featuring the likes of Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum. The women’s gymnastics team had a coronavirus scare earlier in the week when alternate Kara Eaker returned a positive test. Following that coach, Cecile Landi decided that the team should vacate the Olympic Village and move to a hotel in order to keep from possible coronavirus exposure.

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