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Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu, who received the bronze medal after American gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of hers at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has received a two-year suspension after violating anti-doping testing requirements.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the suspension on Wednesday (November 4) after determining Barbosu committed three whereabouts failures between September and December 2025, Reuters reported.
Athletes must provide accurate location information and identify a daily 60-minute window when they are available for unannounced drug testing. Three failures within 12 months can result in a suspension.
Barbosu disputed two of the three violations during an August hearing, The Athletic reported. However, CAS upheld the ban while allowing her competition results dating back to December 2025 to stand.
In May, Barbosu shared on social media that moving to the United States and starting college at Stanford had been challenging, PEOPLE reported.
“I wanted to share and clarify some information that has been circulating,” she wrote. “As you can imagine, moving to the US and starting college [at Stanford within the last year] has been a big transition. Navigating through all the changes has been challenging, and I’m continuing to learn and grow through each experience.”
She added, “To be clear, this situation has nothing to do with prohibited substances, and I have been grateful for the guidance and support throughout the process.”
Barbosu was awarded the bronze medal in the women’s floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a controversial ruling stripped Chiles of third place. Chiles initially finished fifth before a scoring inquiry moved her into third place, ahead of Barbosu, and into bronze-medal position. Romania later challenged the timing of the inquiry, claiming the inquiry was submitted too late, and CAS restored Chiles' original score days after the final, awarding Barbosu the bronze.
In January, Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court ordered CAS to reconsider video evidence that Chiles said showed her coach submitting the inquiry within the required timeframe.
In a February essay for TIME, Chiles said she was fighting for the historic all-Black podium featuring herself, Simone Biles and Brazil's Rebeca Andrade.
The Olympic medal dispute remains under review in a separate CAS proceeding. A hearing is not expected before May 2027.
Barbosu's suspension is retroactive to May 5, 2026, making her eligible to return to competition in May 2028, roughly two months before the Los Angeles Olympics, pending any further appeals.
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