Dominique Dawes says Simone Biles will be a 'strong advocate' for mental health after her experience at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Dawes continued ..."But yet, she at 24 was mature enough to know, hey this is not a healthy environment for me to participate in right now."in the balance beam finals on Tuesday -- her 7th Olympic medal .
"She gave herself the time that she needed," Dominique tells us,"and then was able to get back out there and shine and that’s exactly what she did." Dawes says mental health issues have been more openly talked about in sports over the last few years ... and Biles is now carrying the torch.
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