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Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Black women's resistance

  • Written by Kathomi Gatwiri, Senior lecturer, Southern Cross University
Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Black women's resistance

Simone Biles, the US gymnast widely considered “the greatest of all time”, withdrew from the Olympic finals this week, saying:

I have to focus on my mental health […] We have to protect our minds and our bodies and not just go out and do what the world wants us to do.

Biles joins other Black women like Naomi Osaka and Meghan...

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