Simone Biles will participate on the 19th and 20th in Katy (Texas) in a selective camp after which the American women’s team for the next World Cup will be announced artistic gymnastics (Antwerp, starting on the 30th) and the Pan American Games (Santiago de Chile, starting on October 20).

On the other hand, current Olympic champion Sunisa Lee ruled out her competition due to kidney disease.

Bilethe most decorated gymnast in United States history, the unanimous winner of the 2016 Rio Olympics but retired at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to mental health problems, has expressed his willingness to compete in Paris 2024.

The US women’s team has already qualified for the Olympics, however The best gymnasts in the country will have to compete against each other in the coming months for a place on the national team.

If you get a spot for the world championships, Biles will compete in Antwerp in pursuit of her sixth absolute world title. The first was achieved precisely in the city of Belgium in 2013, followed by Nanning (China) 2014, Glasgow (England) 2015, Doha 2018 and Stuttgart (Germany) 2019.

In total, between individual and team tests, Biles has 19 golds, three silvers and three bronzes at worlds.

Sunisa Lee, who after her teammate won the gold medal at Tokyo 2020, has been suffering from kidney problems since last March and the treatment is preventing her from training at the pace necessary to prepare for the world championships, the gymnast said.

This does not rule out the possibility that he could take part in the Olympics for which selection will be held next year.

Besides Biles, 18 other gymnasts will take part in the Katy tournamentincluding Olympic medalists Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles.