Sunisa Lee steps up in Biles’s absence to win Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around

• Athlete is first Hmong American to represent US at Olympics
• Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade wins silver, GB’s Jessica Gadirova is 10th

Sunisa Lee produced a brilliant performance to secure gold in the women’s gymnastics all-around on Thursday in Tokyo.

The 18-year-old won ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in silver and the Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova, who won bronze. Jessica Gadirova was Great Britain’s best finisher in 10th.

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