profile athletes including simone biles chose to speak publicly about the issue. james reynolds talks to a gold medal winning olympian, a sport psychologist and a mental health charity about whether the stigma surrounding mental health is finally receding. the mental health of elite athletes is been at the olympic the mental health of elite athletes has been thrown into sharp focus by the actions of sportsmen and women at the tokyo games and other recent high profile tournaments. simone biles the poster girl of team usa pulled out of the majority of her gymnastic events citing her mental health. she said, we have to protect our minds and our bodies and notjust go out and do what the world wants us to do. away from the games, ahead of the test against india, the england and wales cricket board
the mental health of elite athletes has been thrown into sharp focus by the actions of sportsmen and women at the tokyo games and other recent high profile tournaments. simone biles the poster girl of team usa pulled out of the majority of her gymnastic events citing her mental health. she said, we have to protect our minds and our bodies and notjust go out and do what the world wants us to do. away from the games, ahead of the test against india, the england and wales cricket board announced that ben stokes would take a break from cricket indefinitely to focus on his mental wellbeing. and the japanese tennis player naomi osaka said she would not do news conferences, withdrew from the french open and did not play at wimbledon, admitting she had experienced long bouts of depression since winning her first grand slam title in 2018. the decision by high profile