EPISODE · Jul 29, 2021 · 22 MIN
Why Simone Biles said ‘no’
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The 24-year-old champion Simone Biles surprised the world this week by pulling out of the Olympics, saying she needed to look after her mental health. As historian Amira Rose Davis explains, that decision is a momentous shift in the culture of sport.
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