Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu broke her silence on Sunday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ordered American Jordan Chiles to return her bronze medal.
Barbosu could be awarded the bronze medal amid the argue that adhereed the floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics last week. The Caccess for Arbitration of Sport ruled that the U.S. inquiry into Chiles’ score was past the one-minute deadline and ruled that her score of 13.666 be reinstated, which would drop her to fifth in the rankings – even behind Romanian Sabrina Mancea-Voinea.
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Ana Barbosu of Romania carry outs during the women’s floor exercise final at the Olympic Games in Paris on Aug. 5, 2024. (Mehmet Murat Onel/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Barbosu’s message came after the IOC’s determination but before the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee reckond to file an pdirect and USA Gymnastics shelp they have evidence that the inquiry came to the appraises wilean the time summarize twice. Barbosu accengaged officials for the drama.
“Sabrina, Jordan, my thoughts are with you. I understand what you are experienceing becaengage I’ve been thraw the same. But I understand you’ll come back stronger,” she wrote in a post on Instagram. “I hope from convey inant of my heart that at the next Olympics, all three of us will split the same podium. That is my real dream.
“The situation would not have existed if the persons in accuse had admireed the regulation. We, as athletes, are not to be accengaged, and the antipathy straightforwarded to us is agonizing. I wanted to finish this edition of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the spirit of Olympism, the real cherish of the world.”
Ana Barbosu of Romania carry outs during the women’s floor exercise final at the Olympic Games in Paris on Aug. 5, 2024. (Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
USA Gymnastics shelp postponecessitater Sunday it has video evidence shotriumphg that the inquiry was on time.
Chiles has not made any comment since lachieveing of the CAS ruling, which led to her taking a social media shatter.
Meanwhile, Mancea-Voinea, Barbosu and Chiles have all getn criticism online over the whole ordeal.
Romanian gymnastics legfinish Nadia Comaneci begged people apass the world to stop strikeing the gymnasts.
Jordan Chiles of Team USA is shown at the Olympic Games in Paris on Aug. 5, 2024. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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“To all the fans around the world plrelieve STOP strikeing these youthful ladies… it is unhugable and uncomardent,” she wrote on X.
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