"We are not just athletes. We are people after all, and sometimes you have to take a step back," said American gymnast Simone Biles on Tuesday as she left the arena of the Tokyo Olympics.

This Wednesday, Biles also resigned from competing in the first individual artistic gymnastics final in Tokyo 2020, which will be held on Thursday.

He has not yet confirmed whether he will participate in the next days in the other finals to the ones that qualified in Tokyo: jump and uneven bars (on Sunday, August 1), solitaire (on Monday, August 2) and balance beam (on Tuesday, 30).

Although not all the world has the visibility of Biles or lives under the pressure that athletes are subjected to in the most important competition in the world, the athlete's gesture can serve as a lesson and reflection for everyone, according to mental health specialists interviewed by BBC News Brazil .

"Today there is more talk of mental health in sports, music, education ... and the fact ho that it is discussed demystifies the issue, "says clinical psychiatrist Lívia Castelo Branco.