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U.S. star gymnast Biles takes third Olympic gold at Rio

Xinhua, August 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Unparalleled Simone Biles of the U.S. gymnastics team took her third Olympic gold at Rio as she dominated the women's vault final on Sunday.

Biles, 19, performed two flawless routines on vault, earning a score of 15.966 points to clinch the title.

She had already took the women's team and all-around gold medals in her first Olympic journey. Besides, she is also going to compete in the balance beam and floor exercise as the top qualifier.

World champion Maria Paseka of Russia collected the silver in 15.253 points, followed by Swiss Guilia Steingruber in 15.216 points. Enditem