Simone Biles makes World Championships in gymnastics for sixth time, setting a record

Simone Biles has made the World Championships in gymnastics for the sixth time – an unprecedented feat, according to USA Gymnastics. The news comes about a month after Biles won a record eighth U.S. Gymnastics title. 

Biles, 26, placed first at the U.S. women's Artistic World Championships and Pan American Games Selection camp in Texas on Tuesday. Until nearly the end of what was a "nail-biting competition" Biles was behind Kaliya Lincoln and Shi Jones, USA Gymnastics says.

Her win came in the final rotation, when she posted a better score on vault – her strongest apparatus – than Jones did on bars – which is Jones' strongest apparatus – according to USA Gymnastics.