American star Simone Biles collected her third gold medal of the Paris Olympics as she triumphed in the vault final on Saturday.

Biles took her overall Olympics tally to seven gold medals as she recorded an average score of 15.300.

The 27-year-old, who withdrew from several events, including the vault, at Tokyo 2020, is now the third most decorated female gymnast in the history of the Olympics, with 10 medals to her name.

She will take part in the floor and beam finals on Monday, meaning she could overtake Vera Caslavska's tally of 11, won between 1960 and 1968. 

Larisa Latynina, with 18 golds, is the most successful female gymnast in Olympic history.

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, who won gold in Tokyo three years ago, claimed silver, while Biles' team-mate Jade Carey took bronze.