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Gymnast Biles cried at news of Tokyo postponement

FILE PHOTO: Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany - October 13, 2019 Simone Biles of the U.S. celebrates with her five gold medals, breaking the World Championships medals record REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

Four-times Olympic champion Simone Biles has finally broken her silence on the year-long postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and said on Wednesday that while the news left her in tears it was the right call.

The American gymnast, who is typically very active on social media, appeared on NBC's 'Today' program from her home to give her first public comments since the Olympics were postponed last week because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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