Simone Biles gets her own ‘G.O.A.T’ Twitter emoji
Win or lose, Simone Biles has already claimed a slice of history at the Tokyo Olympics.
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The reigning all-around champion – long-regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time – has become the first athlete to be awarded their own emoji on Twitter.
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The social media platform announced on Wednesday that it had given Biles her own emoji – a goat wearing a leotard and a gold medal.
The symbol is a reference to Simone Biles’ status as the “G.O.A.T: Greatest of all time” – a tag the 24-year-old Olympian has embraced in recent years.
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“Witness greatness. Tweet with greatness,” the official Twitter Sports account wrote in announcing the emoji.
The symbol is generated by inputting #SimoneBiles or #Simone in Tweets.
Simone Biles recently began competing in a leotard decorated with silver rhinestones in the shape of a goat’s head.
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The American star – who has dubbed her personal goat character ‘Goldie’ – says the leotard design is meant to inspire others.
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“I just hope that kids growing up watching this don’t or aren’t ashamed of being good at whatever they do,” she said in a recent interview.
“I want kids to learn that, yes, it’s okay to acknowledge that you’re good or even great at something.”
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