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Olympic gymnast who took bronze from Jordan Chiles slapped with doping violation, suspension

New York Post·Anna Young·6 months ago
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The Romanian gymnast who controversially snagged bronze over Olympic star Jordan Chiles two years ago has been temporarily suspended from the sport after being hit with a doping violation.

Romania’s Ana Maria Barbosu, 19, was charged with an anti-doping rule violation and slapped with a provisional suspension after dodging three drug tests within a 12-month span, according to the International Testing Agency.

Olympic athletes are required to log daily whereabouts – including a one-hour testing window – during the off-season and any three missed tests or filing failures in a year count as a doping violation, officials said.

Romania’s Ana Maria Barbosu, 19, was charged with an anti-doping rule violation and slapped with a provisional suspension.…

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