Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus cleared of doping as authorities accept she was contaminated by kissing partner
FRANCE, JUL 7 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted contamination via kissing as a valid defense, overturning a four-year ban requested by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
- Ysaora Thibus was cleared of a doping allegation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which found her contamination was accidental and came from kissing her partner.
- The Court concluded that Thibus was unaware of her partner's ostarine use during the nine days of contamination.
- The World Anti-Doping Agency challenged the court's decision and sought to impose a four-year ban on Thibus.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled. French fencer Ysaora Thibus, 33, is cleared of doping – thanks to her boyfriend's kisses. "The crime was not intentional,"
The Arbitral Court of Sport announced that it rejected the non-suspensive appeal that WADA had filed a few days before the Paris Olympic Games against the French florettist.
Unusual case in front of the sports court: The Cas acquitted a French fencer from the suspicion of doping. She was tested positively, but her friend at the time blamed for this.

An Olympic star accused of doping can breathe. The acquittal for an unusual theory shows how complex doping cases can be.
Olympic Fencer Cleared of Doping Charge as Panel Determines Kissing Her Boyfriend Was the Likely Cause
Ysaora Thibus was facing a four-year suspension from fencing before the appeal was dismissedDaniel Derajinski/Icon Sport via Getty Ysaora Thibus of France on July 1, 2024NEED TO KNOWFrench fencer Ysaora Thibus has been cleared of doping accusations following a decision by the Court of Arbitration for SportThibus was determined to have tested positive for the banned substance because she had been kissing her boyfriend, who was ingesting the subst…
Olympian Cleared of Doping After Positive Test Came From Kissing Boyfriend
An Olympian’s doping suspension has been thrown out after it was deemed the silver medalist tested positive for a banned substance after kissing her boyfriend. French fencer Ysaora Thibus, who won a silver medal in team foil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, had been given a four-year suspension after testing positive for ostarine, a prohibited muscle-building substance, in January 2024. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed th…
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