[1/5] Gymnastics - 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium - October 4, 2023 Simone Biles of the U.S. in action on the floor during the women's team final REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsOct 4 (Reuters) - Simone Biles led the U.S. women's team to a seventh straight title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp on Wednesday.
With a total of 33 world and Olympic medals, Biles equalled the record of Vitaly Scherbo, who competed for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team and Belarus.
Brazil took second place with 165.530, led by 24-year-old Rebeca Andrade , to become the first South American country to win an Olympic or world team medal.
The French team took bronze with 164.064 following excellent routines on the balance beam and vault, highlighted by the performance of Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos, who trains at the gym owned by Biles's family in Texas.
Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; editing by Clare Fallon and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Simone Biles, Yves Herman Acquire, Biles, Vitaly Scherbo, Joscelyn Roberson, Rebeca Andrade, Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos, Angelica Medina, Clare Fallon, Toby Davis
Organizations:
U.S, Unified Team, French, Thomson
Locations:
Antwerp, Belgium, Soviet Union, Belarus, Brazil, American, Texas, Mexico City