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Simone Biles is dominating at the gymnastics world championships — despite having a kidney stone that sent her to the ER
Gymnast Simone Biles went to the emergency room because of a kidney stone the day before competing in the gymnastics world championships in Qatar.
Simone Biles didn't let a kidney stone stop her from dominating at the gymnastics world championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.
Biles earned the top all-around score of 60.965 points during the qualifying round of the championships, "
"I've been having back pains for like two weeks, and then I hadstomachaches," Biles said in an interview with the Olympic Channel. "Yesterday my mom came ... and I was like, 'I think I need to go to the hospital.' So we went as a precaution to get some tests done."
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That's when a doctor told her she had a kidney stone.
"Nothing like a late night ER visit less than 24 hrs before world championships," Biles wrote on Twitter Friday night, sharing a selfie from her hospital bed. "This kidney stone can wait....doing it for my team! I'll be gucci girls!"
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Biles explained that she was determined to compete — even after a member of the hospital staff told her she might have to spend the night.
"I was like, '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!" Biles told the Olympic channel.
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Kidney stonesthe size of a golf ball, according to the
In a later tweet, Biles clarified that she didn't actually pass the kidney stone or have it removed while she was at the hospital.
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