The prime minister of Romania said he won’t attend the Paris Olympics closing ceremony in protest of the gymnastics judges’ decision that allowed a gymnast from his country to be knocked from third place following the women’s floor exercise final.
“I decided not to attend the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, following the scandalous situation in the gymnastics, where our athletes were treated in an absolutely dishonorable manner,” Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu wrote on Facebook. “To withdraw a medal earned for honest work on the basis of an appeal, which neither the coaches nor the top technicians understand, is totally unacceptable!”
