Gymnast Simone Biles was awarded double honors at ESPN’s ESPYS 2025 (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards for outstanding athletes.
The Best Championship Performance and Best Athlete – Women’s Sports awards demonstrate Biles’ impact on gymnastics in her country and the world, “that was very unexpected, especially in an all-male category,” she said in a brief speech to a standing ovation from the audience.
The 28-year-old superstar is the author of impressive figures such as the 11 medals Olympic and 30 at World Championships, and added to that 7 ESPYS awards (2017, 2018, 2018, 2021, 2024 and 2025).
Paris 2024 represents the basis for the award, since it won three gold medals and one silver medal in that sporting event, a return with a lot of focus after its participation in Tokyo.
Triumphant return
In another very emotional moment, Suni Lee received the Best Comeback Athlete award, and thanked her parents, coaches and doctor for always believing in her, “I am very proud that we have never taken no for an answer. From hospital beds to three Olympic medals in Paris, this shows that no setback can stop you if you don’t stop fighting” she told the audience, “I just have to say never underestimate a girl who is determined to prove herself” she concluded.
The ESPYS Awards took place on Wednesday, July 16 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States, where a total of 30 awards were handed out according to the official list ESPN’s official list.
