The International Olympic Committee stripped Chiles of her medal on Sunday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled an inquiry that raised Chiles’ score into bronze medal position was filed too late.
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U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles called the International Olympic Committee’s ruling that stripped her of her Olympic bronze medal “unjust” while condemning “racially driven attacks on social media” she has faced, after a successful appeal by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation led to Ana Barbosu being declared the bronze medal winner.Key Facts
In a statement posted to Instagram Thursday afternoon, Chiles thanked her supporters, including USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, who have vowed to appeal a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that led to Chiles’ medal being stripped after the games.
