Simone Biles Once Clinched Six Medals While Suffering Kidney Stones- Here’s a Brief History of Her Toughest Times on Mat

Fitness is an important part of any sport. Not to mention, natural fitness and health are the keys to recovering from injuries and meeting the physical demands of the sport. Most athletes undergo a unique recovery process to tackle this problem. But that doesn’t stop these men and women from achieving greatness. Gymnastics GOAT, Simone Biles, is the perfect example of those who haven’t let setbacks hamper their glorious careers.

Because of her hard running style and death-defying jumps, Simone also has a long list of injuries she’s suffered in her decorated career so far. During the 2018 World Championships, she did something stunning.

Simone Biles’ list of injuries

The 2018 World Championships became her masterpiece show. Winning six medals in the competition, she managed that feat by having kidney stones. She won gold medals in the team final, the all-around final, floor and vault, silver medal on uneven bars, and bronze on the beam.

Notably, earlier that month, she competed at the US selection camp with a broken toe. The incredible Biles completely dominated those games from start to finish. At that meet, she tied Svetlana Khorkina of Russia for the most medals won by a female gymnast with 20 medals.

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Before the night of qualifying, Biles spent her time in the hospital due to kidney stones. As the stone was too big to pass, the doping regulations mentioned that she couldn’t take any prescription for the event. It is as iconic as the “Flu Game” by Michael Jordan. Suffering from a stomach infection, Jordan scored 38 points in the final against the Utah Jazz. On the other hand, Biles won six medals. That’s what GOATs do!

She talked about her situation back then and how blessed she felt to compete in those games. The determination of passion of the legendary gymnast is just outstanding.

“I think there’s a lot to be proud of, but I’m most proud of that I’m here, I made all the event finals, medaled in all of the events and I survived,” said Biles.

Biles’ injury list

Apart from this, she had a long list of injury problems. Biles’ injuries started with a bone spur removed from the bottom of her right tibia. Bone spurs are projections that develop along bone edges. Having undergone surgery, she was sidelined for three weeks.

Soon after, she suffered an injury to her right shoulder in 2014. A training session with the US National team forced her to withdraw from the American Cup in March and the Pacific Rim Championships. Following another short break, she returned in August 2014.

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