‘Not just entertainment, we’re humans’: Simone Biles on the importance of mental health – video

Simone Biles has spoken again on the importance of recognising mental health in sport. The US gymnast was speaking after securing a bronze medal in the beam, the seventh Olympic medal of her career. Earlier in the Games, Biles pulled out of the team final due to mental health concerns, and then also withdrew from the individual all-around, floor and uneven bars events. ‘Physically and mentally it was not safe for me to do, without me jeopardising health and safety’ she said of her withdrawal