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Olympic gold medalist Hezly Rivera withdraws from world gymnastics championships with ankle injury

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The U.S. women's national gymnastics team will compete at the world championships without Hezly Rivera. The 18-year-old, who was part of the gold-winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, withdrew because of a left ankle injury. Rivera, a two-time national all-around champion, had been experiencing pain during training and described her condition as 鈥渄ay to day." Dulcy Caylor, an alternate, will replace her on the five-woman team.

The U.S. women aim for their eighth straight world team title and are scheduled to compete in qualifying on Sunday.

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