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Gold number three for Simone Biles

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American Gymnast, Simone Biles, has claimed her third gold of Rio 2016 on the vault.

Russian Maria Paseka won silver with 15.253, and Suisse athlete Guilia Steingruber took bronze with 15.216.

The 19-year-old already claimed gold in the all-around team and individual event, and she is on route to become the first gymnast to win five golds in one games.

On her first vault attempt, Biles scored an impressive 15.900, with an execution score of 9.600. The American closing in on achieving a perfect 10.

Her second vault saw her score a 16.033, which gave her a final result of 15.966.

For Biles, she will not compete in the uneven bars final later this evening, but fellow US team mates Gabrielle Douglas and Madison Kocian will be attempting to medal.

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