PARIS — Simone Biles briefly left the floor and said she has discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olympic podium Sunday.

The 27-year-old American and the five-woman U.S. gymnastics team took the floor at a packed, star-studded Bercy Arena during the second qualifying subdivision for the Paris Games on Sunday. The Americans are heavily favoured to win the team gold after finishing runner-up to Russia three years ago in Tokyo.

Simone Biles briefly left the floor and said she has discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olympic podium Sunday{ai:summary}<p>Simone Biles, the star gymnast, felt a twinge in her left leg but pushed through, determined to reclaim her place on Olympic gold. The U.S. team, favored to win after a narrow loss to Russia in Tokyo, took to the spotlight at Bercy Arena, crowd buzzing.  </p><p>#sports</p>

Simone Biles says she is dealing with calf discomfort in return to Olympics

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