Posted on 08/16/2024 7:59:59 PM PDT by Morgana
Ana Barbosu was awarded her Olympic bronze medal on Friday morning after the Romanian gymnast bumped USA's Jordan Chiles off the podium thanks to a bombshell court ruling.
The 18-year-old initially finished third in the floor exercise final in Paris, only for Team USA to successfully appeal the score awarded to Chiles.
The American's score was upgraded, putting her ahead of Barbosu who dropped her Romanian flag and broke down in tears.
However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport later ruled that the US appeal came outside the permitted one-minute window.
The controversy has continued beyond the end of the Games, with Chiles this week slamming the 'unjust' decision and the 'racially-driven attacks' that have followed.
Barbosu is now back home in Romania and on Thursday, the country's gymnastics federation confirmed that the medal ceremony would finally take place at 3.30pm local time on Friday.
The medal was handed to Barbosu by Octavian Morariu, Romania's representative on the International Olympic Committee, and Mihai Covaliu, president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee.
According to local reports, the gymnast then thanked the lawyers who had fought to put her back on the podium. She also sent a heartfelt message to Chiles and her teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, who finished fourth.
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Agree 100%. DEI tokenism at its finest.
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