Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu is already getting acquainted together with her controversial Olympic bronze medal … placing her lips to the brand new {hardware} at a ceremony days after it was stripped from Crew USA star Jordan Chiles.
The 18-year-old athlete formally had the award draped round her neck at a presentation in her residence nation on Friday … getting a handshake, an official Paris Video games poster and a stuffed animal of the Olympic mascot as nicely.
O momento em que Ana Barbosu recebe sua medalha de bronze!
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Barbosu was all smiles through the occasion … regardless of all of the drama surrounding the outcomes.
In fact, it stems from the ground competitors on Aug. 5 … when Chiles initially positioned fifth, earlier than a overview of her routine issue later bumped her as much as third — simply to have it worn out after the coach’s problem was decided to have been positioned after the allotted 60-second window.
The medal Barbosu was smoochin’ on Friday is NOT the identical one Chiles obtained … as studies say she remains to be in possession of hers within the States.
As we beforehand reported, Chiles broke her silence on the matter on Thursday … and made it sound like she was nonetheless holding out hope officers will make issues proper in her favor.
In the meantime, Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade and Simone Biles nonetheless have their gold and silver medals, respectively … and their outcomes stay drama-free.
