Gymnast Ana Barbosu receives 2-year ban for missed doping tests
The Romanian Olympic bronze medalist’s ban runs from her provisional suspension on 5 May 2026; a sports court upheld the decision after she appealed.
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Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu has received a 2-year ban for three anti-doping whereabouts failures. The International Testing Agency initially suspended her for missing tests between September and December 2025, BBC Sport said.
The ban runs from 5 May 2026, the date of her provisional suspension. Barbosu appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the decision after a hearing in August. The testing agency manages World Gymnastics' anti-doping program.
A separate case over the Paris medal
The next hearing in the medal case will not take place before May 2027.
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