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Romanian PM to boycott Olympics closing ceremony in gymnastics protest

  • Ana Barbosu demoted from bronze while celebrating
  • Romanian great Nadia Comaneci also lashes out

Romania’s prime minister, Marcel Ciolacu, said on Tuesday that he will boycott the Paris Olympics ’ closing ceremony due to a “scandalous situation” that cost his nation a bronze medal in the women’s gymnastics.

Ana Barbosu had already begun celebrating her bronze for the floor event on Monday when coaches for Jordan Chiles of the United States entered an appeal to judges over Chiles’s score. The inquiry result in a 0.1 boost for Chiles, enough to overtake Barbosu for the last spot on the Olympic podium.

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