American Simone Biles retained her world women's all-around gymnastics title Friday, fighting off a late challenge from Romania's Larisa Andreea Iordache.
The 17-year-old Biles finished the four-apparatus final at 60.231 points, 0.466 better than Iordache at 59.765.
Fellow American Kyla Ross, the 2013 runner-up to Biles, finished third at 58.232.
Source: AFP