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Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history

After a two-year absence and less than three months into her return to competition, the American superstar won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time.

ANTWERP, Belgium — After a two-year absence and less than three months into her return to competition, Simone Biles is back at the top of world gymnastics once again.

The American superstar won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time on Friday to become the most decorated gymnast in history.

Ten years after she won her first in the same

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