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[Global Network Report] According to reports from the British Guardian and Reuters, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on the 10th that Romanian athlete Ana Barbossu's appeal was successful, which means she may regain the bronze medal in the women's floor exercise final of the Paris Olympics gymnastics event. Previously, American gymnast Jordan Chiles won the bronze medal by appealing to change the score, which aroused the anger of Romania. According to reports, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the United States Gymnastics Association issued a joint statement on the latest changes, saying that they were "shocked" by the ruling.

The Guardian reported that in the women's floor exercise final of the Paris Olympics held on August 5, Romanian athlete Babosu initially scored 13.700 points and Chiles scored 13.666 points, and Babosu should have won the bronze medal. However, after the American team coach filed a complaint, Chiles' score was increased by 0.1 points due to the increase in the difficulty coefficient of the movement, and she finally won the bronze medal.

On August 5, local time, Anna Babosu was at the women's floor exercise final of the Paris Olympics gymnastics event. Source: foreign media

This change quickly caused dissatisfaction in Romania. Reuters reported that Babosu and Romania subsequently filed a complaint with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, arguing that the US team's appeal time exceeded the one-minute limit and did not comply with the relevant rules of the International Gymnastics Federation, so Chiles' score should not be increased by 0.1 points.

According to the Associated Press, Romanian Prime Minister Macel Cioracu posted on social media that "our athletes have been treated absolutely disgracefully" and expressed his refusal to attend the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

As the controversy continued to ferment, the British "Guardian" reported that the International Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on the 10th that the US team's appeal was invalid. Chiles' final score was 13.666, and Babosu had the possibility of regaining the bronze medal with a score of 13.700.

Chiles, data map, source: foreign media

The report said that the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the United States Gymnastics Association said in a joint statement that they were "shocked" by the ruling. "The complaint about the difficulty coefficient of Chiles' floor exercise was made in good faith. We believe that this is in accordance with the relevant rules of the International Gymnastics Federation to ensure accurate scoring."

The report said that the statement also said that during the Romanian appeal, Chiles was subjected to "unfounded and extremely hurtful attacks" on social media, and "no athlete should be treated like this." "We condemn these attacks and those who participated in, supported or incited them." The statement also said, "We will continue to support her."

According to AFP, regarding the above ruling, Babosu told Romanian media on the 10th, "I can hardly express my feelings, I can't believe it", "When I heard the news, I was worried that it was not true. After I confirmed it, I hugged my parents and called everyone who helped me."