Sports court upholds 2-year ban for Olympic medalist Ana Bărbosu
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu. This person won a controversial bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics, has had a two-year ban confirmed for "whereabouts" failures on anti-doping tests.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu. This person won a controversial bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics, has had a two-year ban confirmed for "whereabouts" failures on anti-doping tests.
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For context, the Court of Arbitration for Sport remarked Wednesday it had "partially upheld" World Gymnastics' request for disciplinary proceedings against Bărbosu after the International Testing Agency recorded three whereabouts failures against the athlete between September and December 2025.
Bărbosu was given the standard provisional two-year ban effective from May 5, 2026 and had her competitive results since December 2025 disqualified, but she appealed the decision to CAS.
CAS confirmed the ban, with credit for the suspension already served, but ruled in Bărbosu's favor regarding her competitive results – they still stand.
CAS is additionally arbitrating a separate case over Bărbosu's medal from the 2024 Olympics. That medal was first awarded to U.S. Gymnast Jordan Chiles but afterwards revoked. The hearing is not projected before May 2027.
Taken together, the developments around sports court upholds 2-year ban for Olympic medalist Ana Bărbosu point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
