Narrowly missing her chance to get a record-setting tally of five gold medals in one Games, star US gymnast Simone Biles on Monday capped her glittering campaign with a floor exercise silver. After falling from the beam in the first major hiccup of her triumphant return to the Olympics, Biles gave a stellar floor performance and came second to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who has become the country’s most decorated Olympic athlete with six medals to her name.
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