PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES 2024 Ana Barbosu wins bronze medal on floor after memoirs for CAS

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that the bronze medal on the floor at the Olympic Games in Paris will go to gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu. The decision follows memos from the Romanian Gymnastics Federation and the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, which the Federal Republic of Germany published on its Facebook page on Saturday.

After this decision, Ana Maria Barbosu took the bronze medal in the floor exercise, while Sabrina Maneca Voinea finished the competition in fourth place.

The memoirs submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany and Sabrina Maneca Voinea were rejected.

“The Romanian Gymnastics Federation, represented by the law firm specialized in sports law, Gherdan si Asociatii SCA, through the coordinating lawyer Sabin Gherdan and the lawyers Calina Tejan and Raul Stefan Celmare, after a joint effort of five days and four nights, communicates the decisions of the CAS meeting in the case: Barbosu vs. the International Gymnastics Federation: 1. The application filed by Ana Maria Barbosu is partially granted. 2. The appeal filed by Jordan Chiles was filed after the 1-minute deadline provided for in art. 8.5 of the FIG Technical Regulations and was found to be ineffective. 3. The original score of 13.666 awarded to athlete Jordan Chiles in the final is reinstated. 4. The International Gymnastics Federation will determine the ranking of the final and award the medals in accordance with the above decision. 5. Other requests are rejected. FRG, Voinea vs. The International Gymnastics Federation: 1. The application filed by FRG and Sabrina ‘Maneca Voinea has been rejected’, the press release said.

On August 5, Ana Barbosu was awarded the bronze medal in the floor final by a few tens of seconds, but American Jordan Chiles appealed and her score was increased from 13.666 to 13.766, placing her third. Sabrina Maneca-Voinea also appealed the score she was awarded (13.700), but it was denied.

The gold medal was won by Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, with a time of 14.166, while silver went to American Simone Biles (14.133).

After the CAS decision, Ana Maria Barbosu finishes in third place with 13.700, Sabrina Maneca-Voinea takes fourth place with 13.700 and American Jordan Chiles takes fifth place with 13.666.