Chiles asks Swiss court to reinstate bronze

Lawyers for United States gymnast Jordan Chiles on Sept 16 filed an appeal with Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court in a bid to overturn a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that stripped the American of an Olympic bronze.

Chiles was awarded bronze in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics after a score revision over degree of difficulty elevated her onto the podium at the expense of Romania's Ana Barbosu. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade took gold, while Chiles' teammate Simone Biles snagged the silver.

However, Romania appealed against the decision, and CAS ruled in their favour, finding that the American appeal for the score revision had been made just four seconds too late.

Barbosu, 18, has since been awarded a medal following the controversy, while Chiles, 23, has been asked by the International Olympic Committee to return her medal.