Simone Biles conquered a medical emergency during the 2018 World Championships. The gymnast was rushed to a Doha hospital just hours before competing, and doctors discovered a kidney stone. However, Biles refused to withdraw.

Just two weeks ahead of the tournament, Biles experienced back pains, which turned into excruciating stomach pain. When her mother visited the day before the event, she compelled the Olympic golf medalist to seek medical attention.

The CT scan revealed that Biles had been experiencing intense pain due to a kidney stone. Simone Biles shared her experience and updated her fans directly through tweets. "Nothing like a late-night ER visit less than 24 hrs before world championships," she wrote on X.

However, Bile made it clear in the very first tweet that she had no intention of staying in the hospital. "This kidney stone can wait…doing it for my team! I’ll be gucci girls!" she added.

"Sorry, I have to compete, so I’m leaving, but thanks for letting me know I have a kidney stone and I’ll deal with the pain later!" she wrote in a follow-up tweet.

In fact, Biles even nicknamed the stone the Doha Pearl.

Simone Biles won four world titles during the 2018 championships in Doha

She helped the Americans register a team score of 174.429 to earn first place, firmly ahead of second-place Japan (162.180) through six of 11 groups in the qualifying rounds.

Just three days later, the US Gymnastics team won the world title at the 2018 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Simone Biles topped the scores for them in floor exercise, vault, and uneven bars, registering 58.865 to her name out of a total score of 171.629. 

The Americans finished in front of second-place Russia (162.863) and third-place China (162.396).

After that, Biles continued with her hot streak as a standalone competitor, winning the individual all-around, vault, and floor exercise events.

She finished the championships with a total of four world titles in her tally. 

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Written by

Arjun Sharma

Edited by

Sagnik Bagchi