The Court of Arbitration for Sport's Anti-Doping Division confirmed the penalty after a judge determined Barbosu's three whereabouts failures were properly recorded under anti-doping regulations. While the standard sanction sidelines her for two years, CAS ruled that her competitive results earned since December 2025 will not be disqualified. Meanwhile, Barbosu faces a separate legal matter regarding her Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medal, with proceedings paused for hearings until at least May 2027.
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Athletes in registered testing pools face standard two-year suspensions if they log three…: Athletes in registered testing pools face standard two-year suspensions if they log three missed tests or filing failures within 12 months.
Barbosu will retain all competitive results earned since December 2025 despite the anti-d…: Barbosu will retain all competitive results earned since December 2025 despite the anti-doping division upholding the suspension.
Parties in the Olympic bronze medal dispute involving Jordan Chiles requested that no hea…: Parties in the Olympic bronze medal dispute involving Jordan Chiles requested that no hearings occur before May 2027.
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Nov 4 : Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu has been banned for two years after committing three whereabouts failures under anti-doping rules, the Court of Arbitration for Sport's Anti-Doping Division said on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old's ban runs from May 5, 2026, when her provisional suspension began, leaving her eligible to return in May 2028, about two months before the Los Angeles Olympics, subject to any appeal.
Barbosu contested the proposed consequences and requested a hearing before CAS ADD, but a judge ruled that her three whereabouts failures between September and December 2025 had been “correctly recorded”.
Athletes in registered testing pools must provide their whereabouts, including a daily 60-minute time slot during which they can be located for out-of-competition testing.
Any combination of three missed tests and/or filing failures within a 12-month period constitutes an anti-doping rule violation, for which the standard sanction is two years, subject to the athlete's degree of fault.
"The Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD) has partially upheld a request for disciplinary proceedings by World Gymnastics against gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu," CAS…
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