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Romanian gymnastics star Ana Barbosu has been temporarily suspended from her sport after failing three drug tests, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Thursday.
Ana Barbosu, 19, committed “three errors of residence within a 12-month period,” the notice said.
She will take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and she addressed the situation on social media.
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Ana Barbosu of Romania competes in the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France, on August 5, 2024. (Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
“I wanted to share and clarify some information that has been circulating,” was posted on Barbosu’s Instagram story after the ITA announcement.
“As you can imagine, moving to the US and starting college (at Stanford within the last year) has been a big transition. Navigating all the changes has been challenging and I continue to learn and grow through each experience. To be clear, this situation has nothing to do with banned substances and I have been grateful for the guidance and support throughout the process.”
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Ana Maris Barbosu and Jordan Chiles are pictured together. (Getty Images)
Barabosu was awarded the floor exercise bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics after a highly controversial series of score changes and appeals.
Bărbosu thought she had won the medal after Chile’s first score was announced. But then an American coach appealed, and Barbosu was holding a Romanian flag as she looked up to see the score change that put Chile ahead.
But then CAS determined that the panel of judges at the event had improperly given an inquiry increased Chile’s score. It ruled that the complaint was lodged after the one-minute time limit for inquiries and should not have been upheld.
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Ana Barbosu of Romania enters the arena before the floor final on day 10 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France, on August 5, 2024. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided that Chiles should return the bronze medal she won in the Olympics in Paris floor exercise after her score was misjudged.
Chiles and Team USA have appealed the decision ever since.
