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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

Today is Wednesday, July 28th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

Six-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles will not participate in the women's all-around final.

The American gymnast superstar withdrew from Thursday's competition to focus on her mental well-being.

USA gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete.

The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final following one rotation because she felt

she wasn't mentally ready. And we have a clip of her talking about this. It's been really stressful

this Olympic Games. I think just as a whole, it's been a long Olympic process. It's been a long

year. I say put mental health first because if you don't, then you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're

not going to succeed as much as you want to. So it's okay sometimes to even sit out the big

competitions to focus on yourself because it shows how strong of a competitor and person that you

really are. Jade Carrie, who finished ninth in qualifying will take Biles place in the all-around.

Carrie initially did not qualify because she was the third-ranking American behind Biles and

Seneisa Lee. International gymnastics Federation rules limit countries to two athletes per event

in the finals. The organization said Biles will be evaluated daily before deciding if she

will participate in next week's individual events. Biles qualified for the finals on all four

apparatuses, something she didn't even do during her five metal hall in Rio in 2016. The 24-year-old

came to Tokyo as arguably the face of the games following the retirement of swimmer Michael Phelps

and sprinter Usain Bolt. She topped qualifying on Sunday despite piling up mandatory deductions on vault, floor, and beam following shaky dismounts.

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