Simone Biles closes out Doha world championships with 4th gold

(Reuters) – American Olympic champion Simone Biles, already the winner of more world championship gold medals than any other gymnast, closed out the 2018 championships with 2 more medals, one a gold, at Doha on Saturday.

Biles pushed her all-time gold medal haul at world championships to a record 14 when she claimed top honors in the floor exercise for her 4th gold in Doha.

The 21-year-old also added a bronze on the balance beam to earn her 6th medal this week, the first time since 1987 that a woman has medaled in every event at a world championships.

With 20 overall medals, Biles tied Russia’s Svetlana Khorkina for the most by a female gymnast in world championships competition.

Despite suffering kidney stone problems that briefly sent her to a Doha hospital emergency room before the championships, Biles won gold in the team final, all-around, vault and floor exercise, a silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam.

Her all-around world title was her 4th, also a record.